Love's Crashing Waves
| "Love's Crashing Waves" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Difford & Tilbrook | ||||
| from the album Difford & Tilbrook | ||||
| Released | June 1984 (UK) | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriters | Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
| Difford & Tilbrook singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Love's Crashing Waves" is a song written by Difford & Tilbrook and released on their 1984 self-titled debut album.
Background
Released as the first single from Difford & Tilbrook, "Love's Crashing Waves" saw moderate commercial success. Though considered the most commercial song on the album, it saw limited chart success: it was the act's only charting single in the UK (reaching number 57), and by 1985 Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook had re-formed their previous (and more popular) band, Squeeze. Difford recalled,
Musically, Glenn did a masterful job of arranging [the songs on Difford and Tilbrook], because they were complicated. "Love's Crashing Waves" was about as commercial as we got on the whole album. And that pissed everybody off, particularly [manager Shep Gordon], who wanted us to be as big as Squeeze.[1]
And the house that we filmed [the video] in, is now owned by Adele. It's the only link I have to her, apart from seeing her in Waitrose once . . . .[2]
Difford & Tilbrook created a music video for the song, which was filmed in Brighton.[2]
Squeeze have, on a few occasions, played this song live. Difford has since cited the song as one he would like Squeeze to revisit in its live set, commenting, "It was from a time when Glenn and I weren’t getting on particularly well, but we were still able to write some fantastic songs".[3]
Salon's Annie Zaleski described the song as a "sophisto-pop gem".[4]
Track listing
- 7"
- "Love's Crashing Waves" (3:03)
- "Within These Walls of Without You" (2:59)
- 12"
- "Love's Crashing Waves" (3:03)
- "Within These Walls of Without You" (2:50)
- "Love's Crashing Waves (Extended Remix)" (4:50)
References
- ^ Difford, Chris (2017). Some Fantastic Place: My Life In and Out of Squeeze. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4746-0569-4. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Squeeze - Interview - 2015". Brightonsfinest. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ Earls, John (21 July 2022). "Squeeze – stories behind the songs". Classic Pop Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ^ Zaleski, Annie (11 March 2020). "Squeeze is no nostalgia act – the UK band is thriving four decades later with its flawless songcraft". Salon. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
External links