Innocent Love (Sandra song)

"Innocent Love"
Single by Sandra
from the album Mirrors
B-side"Innocent Theme"
ReleasedJune 1986
GenreSynthpop
Length
  • 5:23 (Album Version)
  • 3:50 (Single Version)
  • 6:42 (Extended Version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriters
Producers
Sandra singles chronology
"Little Girl"
(1986)
"Innocent Love"
(1986)
"Hi! Hi! Hi!"
(1986)
Licensed audio
"Innocent Love" on YouTube

"Innocent Love" is a song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Ulrich Herter, Susanne Müller and Klaus Hirschburger, and it was produced by Michael Cretu and Armand Volker. The song was released as the first single from Sandra's second solo album, Mirrors. The single was commercially successful, reaching the top 10 in Norway and France and the top 20 in Switzerland and West Germany.

The music video for the song was directed by DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher). The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilations Ten on One (The Singles) and 18 Greatest Hits, released in 1987 and 1992, respectively,[1][2] as well as the 2003 DVD The Complete History.[3]

A new remix of the song was included on Sandra's 2006 retrospective Reflections.

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
A. "Innocent Love" – 3:50
B. "Innocent Theme" – 3:26
  • 12-inch single
A. "Innocent Love" (extended) – 6:47
B. "Innocent Theme" – 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 5
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[5] 49
France (SNEP)[6] 10
Greece (IFPI)[7] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 6
Spain (AFE)[9] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 14
West Germany (GfK)[11] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 55

References

  1. ^ "Ten on One (The Video)". sandranet.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". sandranet.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo)". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 32. Amsterdam. 16 August 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 31. 9 August 1986. p. 3. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Sandra – Innocent Love" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 36. Amsterdam. 13 September 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Sandra – Innocent Love". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ^ Aranegui, Fernando Salaverri (2015). "1986 [Singles]". Sólo Éxitos 1959-2012 (in Spanish). Fundación SGAE. pp. 321–325. ISBN 9788480488662.
  10. ^ "Sandra – Innocent Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. Amsterdam. 27 December 1986. p. 29. Retrieved 16 June 2019.