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. It was released on 30 December 1991 as the lead single from their third and final studio album, ''

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''. The song became the band's most successful single, reaching number one on the US ''

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chart and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a music video directed by

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Track listings

UK 7-inch vinyl ''Side A'' # "Hit" – 3:57 ''Side B'' # "Theft" – 3:50 UK 12-inch vinyl ''Side A'' # "Hit" – 3:57 # "Theft" – 3:50 ''Side B'' # "Hit" – 3:50 # "

Leash Called Love "Leash Called Love" is a song written and recorded by the Icelandic band the Sugarcubes for their 1992 album ''Stick Around for Joy'', and their follow up to their number-one ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks single " Hit". The track dealt with the ...

" – 3:42 UK CD1 # "Hit" – 3:57 # "Theft" – 3:50 # "Hit" – 3:57 # "Chihuahua" – 3:32

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of "Hit". *

The Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes () were an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their career, the band consisted of Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Benediktsson (vocals, trumpe ...

– composition, mixing * Paul Fox – production, mixing * Ed Thacker – engineering, mixing * Chris Laidlaw – engineering assistance * Scott Blockland – engineering assistance * Me Company – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Covers

The track was covered by English

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(also known as "Carter USM") in 1993 as a B-side to their single "Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over" off their fourth album, '' Post Historic Monsters''. Diana Vickers also covered the track on her album “Songs from the tainted cherry tree” in 2010.

References

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