Peak
48
Weeks
10
Score
660
Chart Year
1988
The music video for "Love in the First Degree", directed by Andy Morahan,[3] features the group performing the song in a jail cell, alternately dressed in black outfits and prison uniforms. Several male dancers perform around them. The imagery plays off of Elvis Presley's 1957 film Jailhouse Rock. Fahey was pregnant with her first child at the time of filming. Sections of the video featuring acrobatics used body doubles. On Bananarama's The Greatest Hits Collection video compilation, the music video for "Love in the First Degree" is intercut with the live performance of the song at the 1988 Brit Awards, which was Fahey's last performance with the group.
Last night I was dreaming I was locked in a prison cell When I woke up I was screaming Calling out your name Whoa and the judge and the jury They all put the blame on me They wouldn't go for my story They wouldn't hear my plea Only you can set me free 'Cause I'm guilty Guilty as a girl can be Come on baby can't you see I stand accused of love in the first degree Guilty Of love in the first degree Someday I believe it You will come to my rescue Unchain my heart you're keeping And let me start anew, ooh The hours pass so slowly Since they've thrown away the key Can't you see that I'm lonely Won't you help me please Only you can set me free 'Cause I'm guilty Guilty as a girl can be Come on baby can't you see I stand accused of love in the first degree Guilty Of love in the first degree Guilty of love, guilty of love in Guilty of love, guilty of love in Guilty, Of love in the first degree Whoa and the judge and the jury They all put the blame on me They wouldn't go for my story They wouldn't hear my plea Only you can set me free 'Cause I'm guilty Guilty as a girl can be Come on baby can't you see I stand accused of love in the first degree Guilty Of love in the first degree Only you can set me free 'Cause I'm guilty Guilty as a girl can be Come on baby can't you see I stand accused of love in the first degree Guilty Of love in the first degree Only you can set me free 'Cause I'm guilty Guilty as a girl can be Come on baby can't you see I stand accused of love in the first degree Guilty Of love in the first degree
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 19, 1988 | 82 | 44 |
| 2 | Mar 26, 1988 | 74 | 52 |
| 3 | Apr 2, 1988 | 64 | 62 |
| 4 | Apr 9, 1988 | 55 | 71 |
| 5 | Apr 16, 1988 | 51 | 75 |
| 6 | Apr 23, 1988 | 48 | 78 |
| 7 | Apr 30, 1988 | 49 | 77 |
| 8 | May 7, 1988 | 57 | 69 |
| 9 | May 14, 1988 | 75 | 51 |
| 10 | May 21, 1988 | 98 | 28 |