Drunk on Love (Basia song)


"Drunk on Love" is a 1994 song by Polish-born singer Basia from her third album The Sweetest Illusion. The track was a no. 1 on Billboards Dance Club Songs chart and remains one of Basia's biggest hits.

Overview

The song was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White and Peter Ross, and produced by Danny and Basia. It is an uptempo jazz-pop composition with layered scat singing. The track served as the third overall single from The Sweetest Illusion, preceded in 1993 by "More Fire Than Flame", released only in Japan, and the US-only single "Yearning" earlier in 1994. Remixed by Roger Sanchez into what has been described as a "gospel-house" track, "Drunk on Love" turned out very popular in clubs and eventually reached no. 1 on the US Dance Club Songs, spending a total of twelve weeks on the chart. The song also reached no. 1 on Tokio Hot 100 chart on Japanese radio station J-Wave.
"Drunk on Love" received positive feedback from Billboard and Cash Box magazines in 1994. In a retrospective review on AllMusic, the song was rated 3.5 out of five stars.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Nick Morris, assisted by cinematographer Alastair Meux. It was filmed in spring 1994, largely in the streets of Soho in London's West End. Basia is pictured performing the song with numerous musicians and people dancing in the street, and singing on a rooftop accompanied by her partner Kevin Robinson who then performs a trumpet solo. The pair is also pictured riding an open top car through the streets at night. The video shows footage of Cambridge Circus and Soho Square, and briefly features popular local places Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Bar Italia, Soho Brasserie on Old Compton Street, and the now-defunct hair salon Cuts on Frith Street. Distant shots of London landmarks BT Tower, Big Ben and St Paul's Cathedral are also included. In 2009, the video was released on a bonus DVD included in the special edition of Basia's album It's That Girl Again.

Track listings

  1. "Drunk on Love" – 4:07
  2. "Drunk on Love" – 4:44
  3. "An Olive Tree" – 4:59
  1. "Drunk on Love" – 4:06
  2. "Drunk on Love" – 3:30
  3. "Drunk on Love" – 7:50
  4. "Drunk on Love" – 5:57
  5. "Drunk on Love" – 11:40
  1. "Drunk on Love" – 4:06
  2. "Third Time Lucky" – 4:06
  3. "Perfect Mother" – 3:51
  4. "Drunk on Love" – 9:05

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