"Leash Called Love" is a song written and recorded by the

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the Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes ( Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) 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 Bened ...

for their 1992 album ''

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'', and their follow up to their number one ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks single "Hit". The track dealt with the subject of a woman's vow to break free from the emotional and physical abuse from her lover, hence the song's title. The song would also be the group's final single release before their break up in 1993. While the single did not chart the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock or Hot 100 charts, it would eventually find better success on the magazine's Dance Club Songs chart, where it was restructured into a house music setting by Tony Humphries for the compilation '' It's-It'', eventually becoming the act's first and only number one single on that chart, and cemented lead singer Björk's new found success in the dance and electronic music community.

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;12" (US) *A1. Leash Called Love (12" Mix) (6:25) *A2. Leash Called Love (Mo Nu Dub) (6:18) *B1. Leash Called Love (Mo No Ride) (6:24)

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