"The Meaning of Love" | ||||
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Single by Michelle | ||||
from the album The Meaning of Love | ||||
A-side | "The Meaning of Love" | |||
Released | 5 April 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:24 (album version) 3:10 (radio edit) | |||
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Producer(s) | Steve Robson | |||
Michelle singles chronology | ||||
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"The Meaning of Love" is the second single from Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus, released under the mononym "Michelle" on 5 April 2004. [1] It did not match the success of her chart-topping debut single " All This Time", reaching number 16 in the United Kingdom [2] and number 29 in Ireland. [3] Soon after the single's commercial failure, BMG dropped McManus from the label. [4]
Daily Record critic John Dingwall called the song a "great ballad"; [5] a colleague of his, however, wrote: "Michelle's going to have to aim much higher... 'The Meaning of Love', while good, isn't great." [6] Writing for AllMusic, journalist Sharon Mawer described the track as "a charity sounding record without the All Saints rhythm [of 'All This Time'], without the multi-vocals, and without much of a tune either". [7]
"The Meaning of Love" debuted at number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. The single did not chart as well as expected. Considered a flop, with sales of only 8,000 in its first week, one newspaper drew comparisons of McManus' fortunes to Popstars: The Rivals rejects One True Voice. [8]
UK CD single
UK digital download
Charts (2004) | Peak position |
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Ireland ( IRMA) [3] | 29 |
Scotland ( OCC) [9] | 7 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [2] | 16 |