House of Love (East 17 song)
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:''[[The House of Love]] is also a British rock band.''
{{Infobox Single |
| Name = House of Love
| Cover = House_of_love.jpg
| Artist = [[East 17]]
| from Album = [[Walthamstow (album)|Walthamstow]]
| Released = [[1992]]
| Format = [[CD single]] <br> [[CD maxi]]
| Recorded = [[1992]]
| Genre = [[pop music|Pop]]/[[Dance]]
| Length =
| Label = London <small>(UK)</small>
| Writer = [[Tony Mortimer]]<br>
| Producer = [[Robin Goodfellows]]
| Last single =
| This single = "House of Love"<br/>(1992)
| Next single = "Gold"<br/>(1992)
}}
"'''House of Love'''" was [[United Kingdom|British]] [[boy band]] [[East 17]]'s first single, released in August 1992.
Initially conceived by former [[Pet Shop Boys]] manager Tom Watkins as a tougher version of [[Take That]], East 17 decided that their first single - like Take That's debut - should be an upbeat dance number that would sell to both teenagers and to clubs.
Inspired by current dance groups like the [[The KLF]] and [[Snap!]], [[Tony Mortimer]] wrote "House of Love" as a mock 'rave' anthem, complete with a 'harmony' rap performed by [[Brian Harvey]]. Mortimer sung the main verses with the entire band singing the chorus. The Pedigree mix of the song, complete with a dog barking at the beginning and the end, was released as the single, complete with a low-budget video.
"House of Love" shot to #10 on the chart, establishing East 17 as a premier pop act. It was included on their first album, ''Walthamstow'', and their 1997 'Greatest Hits' compilation.
==Formats and track listings==
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; 7"-Single
# "House of Love" (Pedigree Mix) (4:37)
# "House of Love" (The Expedient Demo) (7:43)
; 12"-Maxi - US
# "House of Love" (Son of a Bitch Mix) (9:02)
# "House of Love" (Wet Nose Mix) (6:04)
# "House of Love" (Murk's Main Mix) (6:41)
# "House of Love" (Oscar G's Dope Dub) (6:45)
; 12"-Maxi - UK
# "House of Love" (Son of a Bitch Mix)
# "House of Love" (Glossy Coat Mix)
# "House of Love" (Wet Nose Mix)
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; CD-Maxi
# "House of Love" (Pedigree Mix) (4:41)
# "House of Love" (Son Of A Bitch Mix) (9:05)
# "House of Love" (Glossy Coat Mix) (8:08)
# "House of Love" (Wet Nose Mix) (6:10)
; CD-Single
UK:
# "House of Love" (Pedigree Mix) (4:37)
# "House of Love" (The Expedient Demo) (7:43)
AU:
# "House of Love" (Pedigree Mix) (4:41)
# "House of Love" (Wet Nose Mix) (6:11)
; Cassette
# "House of Love" (Pedigree Mix) (4:37)
# "House of Love" (The Expedient Demo) (7:43)
|}
==Charts==
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!align="left"|Chart (1992-1993)<ref name="http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=East+17&titel=House+Of+Love&cat=s">"House of Love", in various Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=East+17&titel=House+Of+Love&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[February 7]], [[2008]])</ref> <ref>Irish Single Chart [http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irishcharts.ie] (Retrieved [[February 15]], [[2008]])</ref> <ref>UK Singles Chart [http://www.everyhit.com/ Everyhit.com] (Retrieved [[February 15]], [[2008]])</ref> <ref>Billboard [http://www.billboard.com Billboard.com] (Retrieved [[February 15]], [[2008]])</ref>
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|[[Austrian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|7
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="left"|[[SNEP|French Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|[[Norwegian Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
|align="center"|1 <small>'''(6)'''</small>
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
|align="center"|15
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|[[Hot Dance Club Play|US Hot Dance Club Play]]
|align="center"|8
|-
|}
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{{succession box
| before = "[[Just Another Day]]" by [[Jon Secada]]
| title = Swedish number one single
| years = [[November 25]], [[1992]] - [[December 23]], [[1992]]
| after = "[[I Will Always Love You]]" by [[Whitney Houston]]
}}
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==External link==
* [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wyAGgEJb1_8&feature=related House of Love music video] on [[Youtube]]
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{East 17}}
[[Category:1992 singles]]
[[Category:East 17 songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Sweden]]
[[Category:Debut singles]]