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"Love Is a Shield"
Single by Camouflage
from the album Methods of Silence
B-side	"The Story of the Falling Fighters"
Released	April 1989
Recorded	November 1988 January 1989
Studio	Dynaton (Weiterstadt)
Genre	Synthpop ballad
Length	4:42 (album version) 3:59 (single version)
Label	Metronome
Songwriter(s)	Heiko Maile Oliver Kreyssig Peter Godwin Marcus Meyn
Producer(s)	Alex Henniger Camouflage
Camouflage singles chronology
"That Smiling Face" (1988) "Love Is a Shield" (1989) "One Fine Day" (1989)
Music video
"Love Is a Shield" on YouTube

"Love Is a Shield" is a song by German synth-pop trio Camouflage, released in April 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album, Methods of Silence.

The music video for the song was directed by Rainer Thieding.

Track listing

• 7″ single (Europe, 1989)

1. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59
2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" – 3:58

• CD maxi single (Germany, 1989)

1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended version) – 5:20
2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" (extended version) – 5:36
3. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59

• 12″ promotional single (US-Remixes) (Germany, 1989)

1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended US mix) – 8:02
2. "Love Is a Shield" (Orbit dub) – 7:35
3. "Love Is a Shield" (ambient mix) – 5:00

Charts

Certifications

References

1. ^ Love Is a Shield (Germany CD maxi single). Camouflage. Metronome Records. April 1989. 871 457-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Springorum, Björn (26 September 2022). "„The Great Commandment": Wie Camouflage vor 35 Jahren zufällig einen Welthit landen" ["The Great Commandment": How Camouflage accidentally landed a world hit 35 years ago]. uDiscover Music (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
3. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield". cliparchiv.tv – Musikvideo Datenbank (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
4. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
5. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
6. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
7. ^ redsox (4 October 2005). "History Of The US Charts- Part III (c)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Camouflage; 'Love Is A Shield')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

External links

• "Love Is a Shield" at Discogs (list of releases)

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