Peak
82
Weeks
4
Score
176
Chart Year
1985
There are two versions of the music video. The first version, made for the worldwide single release, shows Moyet at a Middle Eastern encampment in the desert. As she wanders through, the camera pans across the barren landscape and zooms in on a skull figure.[4] The video was shot in Israel and cost £17,000.[5] The second version, made for the American market, showed a softer side to Moyet following the breakup of Yazoo. The video shows Moyet, dressed all in white, performing the song in a darkened venue with a backup band in front of a small audienc
This is the first track on Alison Moyet's first solo album, and her first single. Co-written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and the lady herself, it runs to 3 minutes 52 seconds and was released on the Columbia label backed by "Baby I Do." In 1979, the Barclay James Harvest song "Loving Is Easy" was banned from the BBC Top Of The Pops programme because of what appeared to be vague sexual innuendos; in 1984, "Love Resurrection" faced no such problems, even though it includes two thinly veiled references to sexual activity: A warm injection Is all I need to calm the pain And I want you to grow in my hand Although "Love Resurrection" did well in the UK singles chart, Americans were not so impressed; it entered the Billboard Chart at #89 week ending July 5, 1985, and peaked at #82. >>
What can I do to make light of this dull dull day? What switch can I pull to illuminate the way? Show me one direction I will not question again For a warm injection Is all I need to calm the pain We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention) We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention) What seed must I sow to replenish this barren land Teach me to harvest, I want you to grow in my hand Let's be optimistic, let's say that we won't toil in vain If we pull together we'll never fall apart again We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention) We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention) We need love Resurrection (We need a love) Just a little divine (intervention) Show me one direction I will not question again, no, no For a warm injection Is all I need to calm the pain We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention) We all need a love (resurrection, just a little divine intervention) We need love Resurrection We need love (We need a love resurrection) (Just a little divine intervention) Resurrection (We need a love resurrection) (Just a little divine intervention) (We need a love resurrection) (Just a little divine intervention) resurrection
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 20, 1985 | 89 | 37 |
| 2 | Jul 27, 1985 | 86 | 40 |
| 3 | Aug 3, 1985 | 82 | 44 |
| 4 | Aug 10, 1985 | 90 | 36 |