Love Song (Sky song)

"Love Song"
Single by Sky
from the album Piece of Paradise
ReleasedJanuary 11, 1999
GenrePop
Length3:35
LabelArista
Songwriters
  • Antoine Sicotte
  • James Renald
Producers
Sky singles chronology
"Some Kinda Wonderful"
(1998)
"Love Song"
(1999)
"Push"
(1999)

"Love Song" is a song written and performed by Canadian band Sky, released as the third single from their first studio album, Piece of Paradise (1999). It was Sky's most successful single, climbing to number one on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40, becoming the band's only single to appear on any Billboard chart. Sky won a SOCAN Award for this song.[1]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Jef Renfroe.[2] Interspersed with the band playing the song, the video depicts James Renald wandering through a dimly lit, overcrowded house party.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] 38

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 6
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 5

References

  1. ^ "SOCAN Awards". SOCAN. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Short take on music videos Playback
  3. ^ "Sky - Love Song". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 7445". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 8131". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sky Arista Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved February 27, 2018 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.