Love Is All Around

The Troggs

About Love Is All Around

"Love Is All Around" is a song recorded by English rock band the Troggs, featuring a string quartet and a 'tick tock' sound on percussion, in D-major. It was written by lead singer Reg Presley and was purportedly inspired by a television transmission of the Joy Strings Salvation Army band's "Love That's All Around". The song was first released as a single in the UK in October 1967, peaking at number 5. On the Hot 100, the record entered at number 98 on 24 February 1968, peaked at number 7 on 18 May 1968, was on the chart a total of 16 weeks, and ranked number 40 for all of 1968. "Love Is All Around" has been covered by numerous artists, including R. E. M., with whom the Troggs subsequently recorded their 1992 comeback album Athens Andover. R. E. M.'s cover was a B-side on their 1991 "Radio Song" single, and they also played it during their first appearance at MTV's Unplugged series that same year. Wet Wet Wet's cover, for the soundtrack to the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral, was an international hit and spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart. 


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1995
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I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes 
Love is all around me and so the feeling grows 
It's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go 
So if you really love me, come on and let it show 

You know I love you I always will 
My mind's made up by the way that I feel 
There's no beginning, there'll be no end 
Cause on my love you can depend 

I see your face before me, as I lay on my bed 
I kinda get to thinking of all the things we said 
You gave a promise to me, and I gave mine to you 
I need someone beside me in everything I do 

You know I love you I always will 
My mind's made up by the way that I feel 
There's no beginning, there'll be no end 
Cause on my love you can depend 

It's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go 
So if you really love me, come on and let it show 
Come on and let it show (repeat)

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The Troggs

The Troggs were an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in the UK and the US. Their most famous songs include the Hot 100 chart topper "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You", and "Love Is All Around". "Wild Thing" is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock. more »

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Written by: Reg Presley

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12 facts about this song

Original Version
"Love is All Around" was originally performed by the British rock band, The Troggs. The song was first released in October 1967.
Songwriter
The song was written by Reg Presley, the lead vocalist of The Troggs.
Chart Success
The original song by The Troggs peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
Cover Version
Scottish band Wet Wet Wet covered "Love Is All Around" in 1994 for the soundtrack to the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral."
Wet Wet Wet's Success
Wet Wet Wet's version was incredibly successful. It spent 15 weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and is one of the longest running number ones in UK chart history.
Charitable Donation
Wet Wet Wet donated a portion of the proceeds from their version to child welfare group, Childline.
Voluntary Withdrawal
In a rare move, Wet Wet Wet requested their version of the song be removed from sale once it had spent 15 weeks at number one, because they were concerned about overexposure.
Billboard Adult Contemporary
The Wet Wet Wet version of "Love Is All Around" also topped the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Nominations and Awards
Wet Wet Wet's version was nominated for "Best British Single" at the 1995 BRIT Awards. It also won the "Best British Single" at the 1994 Ivor Novello Awards.
Cover Versions
There have been numerous cover versions of "Love is All Around," including renditions by artists such as REM, the Turtles, and Country singer Billy Joe Royal.
Death of the Songwriter
Reg Presley, the songwriter of the original song, died in 2013, marking a significant moment in the history of "Love is All Around."
Soundtrack Success
The song earned further recognition when it became a significant part of the soundtrack of popular British rom-com "Four Weddings and a Funeral."

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