I Love I Hate

"I Love I Hate" is a song by English singer and musician Neil Arthur, released in 1994 as the lead single from his debut solo studio album Suitcase (1994).[2] It was written by Arthur and produced by Marius de Vries. It reached No. 50 in the UK and remained on the charts for two weeks.[3]

"I Love I Hate"
Single by Neil Arthur
from the album Suitcase
ReleasedJanuary 1994
StudioLivingston Recording Studios (London)[1]
Length4:16 (single version)
4:30 (album version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Neil Arthur
Producer(s)Marius de Vries
Neil Arthur singles chronology
"One Day, One Time"
(1992)		 "I Love I Hate"
(1994)

For the single's 12" format releases, remixes were created by the English electronic dance group the Grid, with others by Dom T. and Marius de Vries.[4][5] A music video was filmed in Coney Island and New York City to promote the single.[6] It was directed by Lindy Heymann.[7]

Critical reception

Upon release, Music & Media wrote: "The ex-frontman of Blancmange returns at almost the same point where he left seven years ago. His synth-flavoured new wave of the early '80s is spiced up with dance beats."[8] Alan Jones of Music Week stated: "This is pleasant commercial fare from Arthur, albeit not as startlingly innovative as some of his work with Blancmange or the West India Company." He felt the song was a "likely Top 40 contender", which "should find favour with radio in its regular mix, while The Grid's deeper dance interpretations tie up the club end of things".[9]

Jim Lawn of The Lennox Herald commented: "Ex-Blancmange singer delivers a reasonable single with a nice hook and some radical dance remixes by The Grid."[10] Penny Kiley of the Liverpool Echo commented: "The ex-Blancmange singer comes up with a pleasant electro-pop song that is less quirky than his previous work." She felt the inclusion of "Living on the Ceiling" as a bonus track on the CD issues of the single "suggests Neil may not be so confident in his new stuff".[11]

In an article on 1980s New Wave band comebacks, Keith Creighton of Popdose described the song as "positively epic".[12] Barry Page of The Electricity Club, in a feature titled "30 Lost Songs of the CD Era", considered the song to be "rather pedestrian" in comparison with Arthur's "engaging" debut single "One Day, One Time".[13]

Formats
CD single (UK CD #1)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."I Love I Hate"Neil Arthur4:14
2."Festival"Arthur4:09
3."Living on the Ceiling performed by Blancmange"
4:02
CD single (UK CD #2)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."I Love I Hate (Extended Mix)" 4:30
2."Wendy You're a Bore"Arthur3:35
3."Oh No Not Yet"Arthur5:55
4."Feel Me (12" Mix) performed by Blancmange"
  • Arthur
  • Luscombe
7:03
CD single (European release)
No.TitleLength
1."I Love I Hate"4:16
2."Festival"4:10
3."I Love I Hate (Vocal Mix)"7:35
4."Living on the Ceiling performed by Blancmange"4:01
12" single
No.TitleRemixersLength
1."I Love I Hate (Excalibur Mix)"The Grid7:27
2."I Love I Hate (Lakeside Mix)"The Grid4:58
3."I Love I Hate (2.45... Nuttall Street Mix)"
7:13
4."I Love I Hate (7" Edit)"
  • Dom T.
  • De Vries
4:14

Personnel

Production

  • Marius de Vries – producer of "I Love I Hate"
  • John Mallinson, Ben Jones – engineers on "I Love I Hate"
  • James Thompson – assistant engineer on "I Love I Hate"
  • Phil Bodger – mix engineer on "I Love I Hate"
  • Neil Arthur – producer of "Festival", "Wendy You're a Bore" and "Oh No Not Yet"

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 50

References
  1. Suitcase (Media notes). Neil Arthur. UK. 1994. CDCHR 6065.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Binnie, Steve (27 November 2014). The Sound Of The Crowd - a Discography of the '80s (Third Edition) - Steve Binnie - Google Books. ISBN 9781326073589. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  3. "NEIL ARTHUR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  4. "Neil Arthur - I Love I Hate (Vinyl, 12")". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  5. "The Grid: remixes & production". Mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  6. "Neil Arthur - om ABBA, Vince, oljetankers och nästan 40 år med Blancmange - Zero Magazine". Zeromagazine.nu. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  7. "Neil Arthur - "I love, I hate"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  8. "Music - New Releases: Singles". Music & Media Magazine: 10. January 29, 1994.
  9. Jones, Alan (January 29, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles". Music Week. p. 16.
  10. Lawn, Jim (11 February 1994). "Music Scene: Latest releases". The Lennox Herald: 30.
  11. Kiley, Penny (28 January 1994). "Same old singers, same old songs: New singles". Liverpool Echo: 29.
  12. Creighton, Keith (2013-09-21). "Popdose Prime: 10 Most Awesome '80s New Wave Comebacks Ever". Popdose.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  13. Page, Barry (2012-05-03). "TASTY FISH : 30 Lost Songs of the CD Era – The Electricity Club". Electricity-club.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
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