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"'''Love Is Noise'''" is a song by English ] band ] and is the second track on their fourth album, '']''. It was released as the first single from the album on 3 August 2008 as a digital download, with the physical release on 11 August 2008<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. . ]. 1 August 2008.</ref> in the United Kingdom (see ]). The song received its first airplay by ] on ] on 23 June 2008.<ref></ref> The promo video for the song debuted on the band's MySpace on 9 July. "'''Love Is Noise'''" is a song by English ] band ], the second track on their fourth album, '']'' (2008). It was released as the first single from the album on 3 August 2008 as a digital download, with the physical release following on 11 August 2008 in the United Kingdom.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. . ]. 1 August 2008.</ref> The song received its first airplay by ] on ] on 23 June 2008.<ref></ref>


⚫ The single debuted on the ] at number five after during first week of release via online download alone. The following week, the song peaked at number four and stayed five weeks in the UK top 10, giving the Verve their first top-10 hit since 1997 with "]". It was their third UK top-five single and their fourth to crack the UK top 10. "Love Is Noise" also reached the top 10 in Ireland, Italy, and Sweden. The song's music video debuted on the band's ] page shortly before the song's release.

==Background==
The song reworks lines from ]'s poem "]", commonly known as 'Jerusalem'. Where Blake begins "And did those feet in ancient time, / Walk upon England's mountains green?", "Love is Noise" asks: "Will those feet in modern times / Walk on soles that are made in China?", and alludes to "bright prosaic malls" in place of "dark Satanic Mills".<ref>''"Lyrically, look at it in the first few lines, as a kind of remake of Jerusalem by William Blake, rather than those feet in ancient times its those feet in modern times."'', Richard Ashcroft, Love Is Noise Interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rXLSWrFVqg</ref><ref name="Reflections of Darkness">{{cite web|title=Verve, The – August 2008 (Part II)|author=Vorndran, Daniela|date=23 August 2008|publisher=Reflections of Darkness – a dark music webzine|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3642&Itemid=46|access-date=20 October 2008}}</ref> This is the second time Richard Ashcroft has referenced Blake, following 1995's "]".{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} The song reworks lines from ]'s poem "]", commonly known as 'Jerusalem'. Where Blake begins "And did those feet in ancient time, / Walk upon England's mountains green?", "Love is Noise" asks: "Will those feet in modern times / Walk on soles that are made in China?", and alludes to "bright prosaic malls" in place of "dark Satanic Mills".<ref>''"Lyrically, look at it in the first few lines, as a kind of remake of Jerusalem by William Blake, rather than those feet in ancient times its those feet in modern times."'', Richard Ashcroft, Love Is Noise Interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rXLSWrFVqg</ref><ref name="Reflections of Darkness">{{cite web|title=Verve, The – August 2008 (Part II)|author=Vorndran, Daniela|date=23 August 2008|publisher=Reflections of Darkness – a dark music webzine|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3642&Itemid=46|access-date=20 October 2008}}</ref> This is the second time Richard Ashcroft has referenced Blake, following 1995's "]".{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}


"Love Is Noise" derived from "Columbo", another song on the album. While recording that track, Ashcroft created a new loop on a vocoder and added it to the song, which was essentially a jam the band had been working on for a few days. The band continued adding to it until it evolved into a different track.<ref>http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3642&Itemid=46</ref> "Love Is Noise" derived from "Columbo", another song on the album. While recording that track, Ashcroft created a new loop on a vocoder and added it to the song, which was essentially a jam the band had been working on for a few days. The band continued adding to it until it evolved into a different track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3642&Itemid=46|title=Interviews}}</ref>


==Music video==
⚫ The song has been played live as early as the late 2007 gigs but was given different names such as "Modern Times", "Love is Pain", "Love is noise (with boy)". The band played it with a huge warm reception at 2008's ] as the setlist's closer, something that was repeated in ]'s Pyramid Stage on 29 June.
⚫ The video for the song was released on the band's ] page on 9 July 2008.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} The video mixes up shots of the band performing in a dimly-lit room, with frontman Richard Ashcroft sitting on the floor, with montages of other images, including snow-capped mountains, a North Korean choreography, a couple about to kiss, a dancer and a blonde woman with an eagle.


==Live performances==
⚫ The video for the song was released on the band's MySpace. The video mixes up shots of the band performing in a dimly-lit room, with frontman Richard Ashcroft sitting on the floor, with montages of other images, including snow-capped mountains, a North Korean choreography, a couple about to kiss, a dancer and a blonde woman with an eagle.
⚫ The band played it at 2008's ] as the setlist's closer, something that was repeated in ]'s Pyramid Stage on 29 June.

⚫ The single debuted in the ] at number five after its first week of release via online download alone. The following week the song peaked at number four and stayed five weeks in the UK top 10, marking a successful return for the Verve, who had their last top 10 hit in 1997 with "]". It was their third UK top-five single and their fourth to crack the UK top 10. In Scotland, the song became the band's third number-one single on the ]. It also reached the top 10 in Ireland, Italy, and Sweden.


==Track listings== ==Track listings==
On 3 August a ] of the "album version" of the song was released with the song's video in the ]. A week later, an exclusive iTunes Store bundle was released featuring a "Freelance Hellraiser" remix at the same time as another bundle featuring the "album version" and the physical format's ]. The physical formats (] and ] records) were released on 11 August 2008.<ref name="digital_bundles">{{cite web|title=The first Verve single for over a decade|date=6 August 2008|url=http://www.theverveonline.com/|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref> On 3 August a ] of the "album version" of the song was released with the song's video in the ]. A week later, an exclusive iTunes Store bundle was released featuring a "Freelance Hellraiser" remix at the same time as another bundle featuring the "album version" and the physical format's ]. The physical formats (] and ] records) were released on 11 August 2008.<ref name="digital_bundles">{{cite web|title=The first Verve single for over a decade|date=6 August 2008|url=http://www.theverveonline.com/|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref>
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'''UK promo CD (Black cover below)'''
⚫ '''7-inch vinyl gatefold''' (VERVE002)<ref name="EIL_71">{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441475|title=The Verve Love Is Noise UK 7-inch RECORD (441475)|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref>
⚫ # "Love Is Noise" (Radio Edit) – 4:04
⚫ # "Love Is Noise" (album version) – 5:30

'''Digital bundle'''
# "Love Is Noise" (album version) – 5:30
⚫ # "Chic Dub" – 6:11
⚫ # "Let the Damage Begin" (live 2007) – 4:09
⚫ # "A Man Called Sun" (live 2007) – 5:19

'''iTunes Store exclusive bundle'''
# "Love Is Noise" (album version)
# "Love Is Noise" (Freelance Hellraiser remix) – 9:10

⚫ '''7-inch vinyl gatefold''' (VERVE002)<ref name="EIL_71">{{cite web|title=The Verve Love Is Noise UK 7-inch RECORD (441475)|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441475|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref>
# "Love Is Noise" # "Love Is Noise"
# "Let the Damage Begin" (live 2007) # "Let the Damage Begin" (live 2007)


'''7-inch clear vinyl''' (VERVE003)<ref name="EIL_72">{{cite web|title=The Verve Love Is Noise UK 7-inch RECORD (441477)|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441477|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref> '''7-inch clear vinyl''' (VERVE003)<ref name="EIL_72">{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441477|title=The Verve Love Is Noise UK 7-inch RECORD (441477)|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref>
# "Love Is Noise" # "Love Is Noise"
# "A Man Called Sun" (live 2007) # "A Man Called Sun" (live 2007)


'''CD single''' (VERVE004)<ref name="EIL_CDS">{{cite web|title=The Verve Love Is Noise UK 5-inch CD SINGLE (441473)|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441473|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref> '''CD single''' (VERVE004)<ref name="EIL_CDS">{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441473|title=The Verve Love Is Noise UK 5-inch CD SINGLE (441473)|access-date=9 August 2008}}</ref>
# "Love Is Noise" # "Love Is Noise"
# "Chic Dub" # "Chic Dub"
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'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/love-is-noise-single/1035566169|title=Love Is Noise – Single|date=3 August 2008|publisher=]|access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
⚫ # "Love Is Noise"
⚫ # "Love Is Noise" (music video) – 4:02


'''Digital EP'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/love-is-noise-ep/715734793|title=Love Is Noise – EP|date=January 2008|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
'''CDR promo'''
# "Love Is Noise" (death metal disco scene remix) # "Love Is Noise" – 5:27
# "Chic Dub" – 6:09
# "Love Is Noise" (death metal disco scene dub)
# "Let the Damage Begin" (live 2007) – 4:09
# "Love Is Noise" (Tom Neville silent lover mix)
# "A Man Called Sun" (live 2007) – 5:18
# "Love Is Noise" (Tom Neville silent lover instr)
# "Love Is Noise" (Tom Neville noisy lover mix) # "Love Is Noise" (The Freelance Hellraiser remix) – 9:09
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# "Love Is Noise" (Tom Neville noisy lover instr)
# "Love Is Noise" (Tong & Rogers wonderland mix)
# "Love Is Noise" (Tong & Rogers wonderland instr)
# "Love Is Noise" (album version)


==Charts and certifications== ==Charts==
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===Weekly charts=== ===Weekly charts===
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{{single chart|Australiapandora|51|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080828004748/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080820-0000/issue964.pdf|urltitle=Issue 964|rowheader=true|access-date=24 October 2022}}
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{{single chart|Austria|29|artist=The Verve|song=Love Is Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2018}} {{single chart|Austria|29|artist=The Verve|song=Love Is Noise|rowheader=true|access-date=25 June 2018}}
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===Certifications=== ==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Verve|title=Love Is Noise|award=Silver|relyear=2008|certyear=2016|id=14013-1958-1|access-date=15 August 2020}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Verve|title=Love Is Noise|award=Silver|relyear=2008|certyear=2016|id=14013-1958-1|access-date=15 August 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
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==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|the-verve|love-is-noise}}<!-- Licenced lyrics provider -->


{{The Verve}} {{The Verve}}

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2008 single by the Verve

"Love Is Noise"
Single by the Verve
from the album Forth
B-side
  • "Let the Damage Begin" (live)
  • "A Man Called Sun" (live)
  • "Chic Dub"
Released3 August 2008 (2008-08-03)
Length
  • 5:29 (album version)
  • 4:02 (radio edit)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Verve singles chronology
"The Thaw Session"
(2007) 		"Love Is Noise"
(2008) 		"Rather Be"
(2008)

"Love Is Noise" is a song by English alternative rock band the Verve, the second track on their fourth album, Forth (2008). It was released as the first single from the album on 3 August 2008 as a digital download, with the physical release following on 11 August 2008 in the United Kingdom. The song received its first airplay by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 on 23 June 2008.

The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number five after during first week of release via online download alone. The following week, the song peaked at number four and stayed five weeks in the UK top 10, giving the Verve their first top-10 hit since 1997 with "Lucky Man". It was their third UK top-five single and their fourth to crack the UK top 10. "Love Is Noise" also reached the top 10 in Ireland, Italy, and Sweden. The song's music video debuted on the band's Myspace page shortly before the song's release.

Background

The song reworks lines from William Blake's poem "And did those feet in ancient time", commonly known as 'Jerusalem'. Where Blake begins "And did those feet in ancient time, / Walk upon England's mountains green?", "Love is Noise" asks: "Will those feet in modern times / Walk on soles that are made in China?", and alludes to "bright prosaic malls" in place of "dark Satanic Mills". This is the second time Richard Ashcroft has referenced Blake, following 1995's "History".

"Love Is Noise" derived from "Columbo", another song on the album. While recording that track, Ashcroft created a new loop on a vocoder and added it to the song, which was essentially a jam the band had been working on for a few days. The band continued adding to it until it evolved into a different track.

Music video

The video for the song was released on the band's Myspace page on 9 July 2008. The video mixes up shots of the band performing in a dimly-lit room, with frontman Richard Ashcroft sitting on the floor, with montages of other images, including snow-capped mountains, a North Korean choreography, a couple about to kiss, a dancer and a blonde woman with an eagle.

Live performances

The band played it at 2008's Coachella as the setlist's closer, something that was repeated in Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on 29 June.

Track listings

On 3 August a digital download of the "album version" of the song was released with the song's video in the iTunes Store. A week later, an exclusive iTunes Store bundle was released featuring a "Freelance Hellraiser" remix at the same time as another bundle featuring the "album version" and the physical format's B-sides. The physical formats (CD and 7-inch vinyl records) were released on 11 August 2008.

7-inch vinyl gatefold (VERVE002)

  1. "Love Is Noise"
  2. "Let the Damage Begin" (live 2007)

7-inch clear vinyl (VERVE003)

  1. "Love Is Noise"
  2. "A Man Called Sun" (live 2007)

CD single (VERVE004)

  1. "Love Is Noise"
  2. "Chic Dub"

Digital download

  1. "Love Is Noise"
  2. "Love Is Noise" (music video) – 4:02

Digital EP

  1. "Love Is Noise" – 5:27
  2. "Chic Dub" – 6:09
  3. "Let the Damage Begin" (live 2007) – 4:09
  4. "A Man Called Sun" (live 2007) – 5:18
  5. "Love Is Noise" (The Freelance Hellraiser remix) – 9:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–2009) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 51
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 26
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 2
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) 62
Denmark (Tracklisten) 18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 8
Germany (GfK) 26
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 2
Ireland (IRMA) 7
Italy (FIMI) 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 65
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 35
Scotland (OCC) 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 46
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 26
UK Singles (OCC) 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
UK Singles (OCC) 82
Chart (2009) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 64

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. Zane plays the new Verve single, avail until 30 Jun 08'
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  4. Vorndran, Daniela (23 August 2008). "Verve, The – August 2008 (Part II)". Reflections of Darkness – a dark music webzine. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  5. "Interviews".
  6. "The first Verve single for over a decade". 6 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  7. "The Verve Love Is Noise UK 7-inch RECORD (441475)". Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  8. "The Verve Love Is Noise UK 7-inch RECORD (441477)". Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  9. "The Verve Love Is Noise UK 5-inch CD SINGLE (441473)". Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  10. "Love Is Noise – Single". Apple Music. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. "Love Is Noise – EP". Apple Music. January 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. "Issue 964" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  13. "The Verve – Love Is Noise" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  14. "The Verve – Love Is Noise" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. "The Verve – Love Is Noise" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  16. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 51. týden 2008 in the date selector. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  17. "The Verve – Love Is Noise". Tracklisten. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  18. "Hits of the World – Euro Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 35. 30 August 2008. p. 54. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  19. "The Verve – Love Is Noise" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  20. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  21. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Is Noise". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  22. "The Verve – Love Is Noise". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  23. "The Verve – Love Is Noise" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  24. "The Verve – Love Is Noise". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  25. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  26. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200846 into search. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  27. "The Verve – Love Is Noise". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  28. "The Verve – Love Is Noise". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  29. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  30. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  31. "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2009" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  32. "British single certifications – Verve – Love Is Noise". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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