"Slave to Love" is the first single released from Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry's 1985 release, Boys and Girls. The song is one of Ferry's most popular solo hits. The single was released on 28 April 1985 and spent nine weeks in the UK charts in 1985, peaking at number 10. Over two months later he would perform the song at Live Aid in the London concert at Wembley Stadium.
![]() | This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. (September 2022) |
"Slave to Love" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Single by Bryan Ferry | ||||
from the album Boys and Girls | ||||
Released | 28 April 1985 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 3:59 (7″ mix) 5:56 (12″ extended mix) 4:26 (album version) | |||
Label | E.G. Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bryan Ferry | |||
Producer(s) | Bryan Ferry Rhett Davies | |||
Bryan Ferry singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Slave to Love" on YouTube | ||||
The song features Neil Hubbard and Keith Scott on lead guitar,[1] Dire Straits' Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Omar Hakim on drums, and Tony Levin on bass guitar.
A promo video directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and featuring the Swedish model Christine Bergström, the French model Laurence Treil, the Dutch model Marpessa Hennink, Jillian King, Fabrice Langlade, Olivier Poivre and Richard Teophile was shot to promote the single. The cinematographer was Pascal Lebegue.
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 29 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 11 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 75 |
Denmark (IFPI)[5] | 12 |
France (SNEP)[6] | 45 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 30 |
Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 8 |
Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] | 9 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 36 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 33 |
Norway (VG-lista)[12] | 5 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 11 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 18 |
UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 10 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[16] | 109 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] | 19 |
![]() | This section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2021) |
| |
---|---|
Studio albums | |
Compilation albums | |
Singles |
|
Related articles |
|
Authority control ![]() |
|
---|