Never Knew Love (Nightcrawlers song)

"Never Knew Love"
Single by Nightcrawlers featuring John Reid
Released14 June 1999[1]
StudioDreamhouse Studios
Genre
Length3:33
LabelRiverhorse
Songwriters
ProducerMetro
Nightcrawlers featuring John Reid singles chronology
"Let's Push It"
(1996) 		"Never Knew Love"
(1999) 		"Push the Feeling On 2003"
(2003)
Music video
"Never Knew Love" on YouTube

"Never Knew Love" is a song recorded by British house music group Nightcrawlers and released in June 1999, by Riverhorse Records, as a single only. It is written by the group's frontman John Reid and Cliff Masterson, and produced by British producer and remixer team Metro (Brian Rawling, Graham Stack, Jeff Taylor and Mark Taylor), who produced Cher's "Believe" in 1998. In the UK, "Never Knew Love" became a top-60 hit, peaking at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart and number 54 in Scotland. It also became an club anthem of the summer of 1999,[2] peaking at number three on the UK Club Chart.

Critical reception

Upon the release, Dominic Pride from Billboard magazine complimented the song as "soul-tinged" and "Euro-friendly", noting that it would be included on an album due in September 1999.[3] Music Week wrote, "Robin Godfrey Cass's Sony-linked Riverhorse label marks its debut with this offering from the John Reid-fronted dance act. The Rive Droite production team add Cher-associated vocoder touches to the radio mix, while mixes from Matt Darey and Colour System Inc have earned club plays."[4]

Track listings

  • 12-inch vinyl, UK (1999)
A1. "Never Knew Love" (Colour System Inc Classic Vocal) — 5:51
A2. "Never Knew Love" (Cas Roc Isolation Dub 1) — 6:23
B1. "Never Knew Love" (Mash Up Matt Mix) [Edit] — 7:23
  • CD single, Australia (1999)
  1. "Never Knew Love" (7" Radio Edit) — 3:33
  2. "Never Knew Love" (Tee's Freeze Radio Mix) — 3:30
  3. "Never Knew Love" (Tee's Frozen Club Mix) — 6:27
  4. "Never Knew Love" (Colour System Inc Amber Vocal) — 8:18
  5. "Never Knew Love" (Mash Up Matt Mix) — 10:10
  6. "Never Knew Love" (Cas Roc Isolation Dub 1) — 6:54
  • CD single, Europe (1999)
  1. "Never Knew Love" (7" Radio Edit) — 3:32
  2. "Never Knew Love" (Tee's Freeze Radio Mix) — 3:38
  • CD maxi-single, Europe (1999)
  1. "Never Knew Love" (7" Radio Edit) — 3:35
  2. "Never Knew Love" (Tee's Freeze Radio Mix) — 3:29
  3. "Never Knew Love" (Mash Up Matt Mix) — 10:09

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases - For Week Starting 14 June, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 12 June 1999. p. 22. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Nightcrawlers - Never Knew Love" (PDF). Music Week. 26 June 1999. p. 13. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ Pride, Dominic (12 June 1999). "Global Music Pulse" (PDF). Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ "20 Raadio 2". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 14 August 1999. p. 18. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 27/6/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 3/7/1999 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Dance: Club Chart Top 40" (PDF). Music Week. 22 May 1999. p. 17. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
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