Love is all around
| Love is all around | |
|---|---|
| The Troggs | |
| publication | October 1967 |
| length | 2:45 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , soft rock |
| Author (s) | Reg Presley |
| Label | Page One Records , Fontana Records |
Love Is All Around is a song by the English beat band The Troggs from 1967; it was successfully covered by Wet Wet Wet in 1994 .
Version of The Troggs
The song Love Is All Around was released worldwide in October 1967 and has since gained increasing notoriety. It was written by Reg Presley , who was inspired by a television broadcast by Joy String's Salvation Army Band. On the B-side of the original single is When Will the Rain Come . A string quartet and percussion effects, which sound like clockwork, can be heard in the song . The song was used in an advertisement by Gap Inc. and should not be confused with the theme song by Mary Tyler Moore . The makers of the film actually ... Liebe used Love Is All Around with the title Christmas Is All Around, modified to become a Christmas song .
Version of Wet Wet Wet
| Love is all around | |
|---|---|
| Wet Wet Wet | |
| publication | April 10, 1994 |
| length | 3:59 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Reg Presley |
| Label | Polygram |
In May 1994 Wet Wet Wet released a version of the song that also became successful. It is part of the soundtrack for the film Four Weddings and a Funeral and has become a number one hit in countries such as Great Britain , Australia , New Zealand , Austria , the Netherlands , Norway and Sweden , among others .
Other covers
Further cover versions followed by REM , James Last feat. Richard Clayderman , The Persuasions , Mainstreet , Michael Wurst and Alkbottle .
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