Love Is Like a Butterfly

Dolly Parton

About Love Is Like a Butterfly

"Love Is Like a Butterfly" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1974 as the first single and title track from the album Love Is Like a Butterfly. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" was her overall fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist (and her third consecutive number one). The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. Parton used the song as the opening theme for her 1976–77 TV variety show Dolly!. She also uses a butterfly as the "W" in the trade dress for her Dollywood theme park. A version of this song, sung by Clare Torry, was also used as the theme to BBC TV comedy series Butterflies. On November 27, 2012, Parton sang the song in a duet with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report. 


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1975
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Love is like a butterfly 
As soft and gentle as a sigh 
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings 
Love makes your heart feel strange inside 
It flutters like soft wings in flight 
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing 

I feel it when you're with me 
It happens when you kiss me 
That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside 
Your touch is soft and gentle 
Your kiss is warm and tender 
Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies 

Love is like a butterfly 
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings 
Love makes your heart feel strange inside 
It flutters like soft wings in flight 
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing 

Your laughter brings me sunshine 
Everyday is spring time 
And I am only happy when you are by my side 
How precious is this love we share 
How very precious, sweet and rare 
Together we belong like daffodils and butterflies 

Love is like a butterfly 
As soft and gentle as a sigh 
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings 
Love makes your heart feel strange inside 
It flutters like soft wings in flight 
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing 

Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. She has composed over 3,000 songs, the best known of which include "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", "9 to 5", and "My Tennessee Mountain Home". As an actress, she starred in the movies 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias, Gnomeo & Juliet, Straight Talk, Unlikely Angel, and Joyful Noise. She is one of the most successful female country artists of all time; with an estimated 175 million in album sales, Dolly Parton is also o… more »

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7 facts about this song

Popularity Facts
1. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" is one of Dolly Parton's signature songs. 2. The song had become Parton's fourth number one on the country chart upon its release.
Album Facts
3. The single was included in her album "Love Is Like a Butterfly" released in 1974. 4. The song also appeared on numerous compilations including "Dolly Parton Super Hits" and "The Essential Dolly Parton."
Lyrics Facts
5. The lyrics of the song compare the feeling of love to a butterfly: colorful, flighty, and hard to catch, but beautiful and worth it once it is caught.
Production Facts
6. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" was written and produced by Dolly Parton herself. 7. The song was recorded in 1973 and was released as a single in 1974.
Impact Facts
8. The song was used as the theme song for Parton's 1976-77 variety show "Dolly!". 9. In 2007, UK TV network ITV used the song for their "Butterflies" promotional campaign. 10. In an episode of the British sitcom, "The Office", comedian Ricky Gervais, as his character David Brent, sings and plays an acoustic version of "Love Is Like a Butterfly."
Chart Performance
11. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on its release. 12. It also scored Dolly Parton a crossover pop hit in the UK where it reached #7 in 1976.
Other Interesting Facts
13. Parton got the inspiration for writing the song when a butterfly landed on her finger while she was writing songs. 14. The cover of the "Love is Like a Butterfly" album, featuring Dolly herself with a butterfly on her finger, has become iconic imagery associated with the singer. 15. The song is proof of Parton's unique approach to songwriting, managing to encapsulate complex emotions in simple, rural metaphors that resonated with audiences.

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