"Love U More" is a song by British

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group Sunscreem, released as a single in July 1992 by Sony Soho Square. It was written by band members Paul Carnell and lead singer Lucia Holm. The single is a track off the group's 1993 album ''O₃'' and was one of the first

songs to make the American

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, where it peaked at No. 36. "Love U More" reached No. 23 in the United Kingdom in July 1992 and went to number one on the American dance chart for two weeks in March 1993, making it their first of three number-one hits there.

Critical reception

Steven McDonald of

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named the song one of the highlights of the ''O₃'' album.

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from ''

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'' wrote, "

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has been on the lips of club folks in-the-know for nearly a year now via a pair of invigorating import singles. This cut has already stormed to the top of dance charts worldwide, and is poised for similar success here." He also complimented "the considerable (and unusual) vocal charm" of lead singer Lucia Holm. Dave Sholin from the ''

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'' noted that here, "High energy meets an appealing array of musical styles with the result being a totally fresh production coming off a #1 run in the U.K." A reviewer from ''

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'' wrote, "Early '80s electro pop a la

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comes alive in a new dance jacket. Sequencers follow the rhythms of today's demands, while the melody lingers on." ''

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'' commented, "Bicycling down the summer lanes of pristine

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pop, Sunscreem have come up with a mini-gem here. It's too nice to be true. It's full of fabric conditioner and whiter than white sentiments. And surprisingly, perhaps, for an

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-born dance crossover whose first allegiance was to the pounding beat, it's a fine choon. The combination of singer Lucia Holm's wholesome tones and just the right amount of cybertronic impetus make for a sparkling interface of benign thrust."

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from '' Select'' wrote, "So 'Love You More', which appears to sing of adoring someone through thick and thin, is in fact about being unable to love someone any more."

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of ''

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'' said, "Rather than sampling

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, this rave "band" hooks up a vocalist who soars to similarly withering heights, but with more grit than ditz. Shades of

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minus the weight of the world."

Charts

Cover versions

In 1995, DJ Paul Elstak released his version of "Luv U More" which reached number 2 on the

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. In 1999, German singer

Rollergirl Nicole Safft (born 19 November 1975), known professionally as Rollergirl, is a German singer with a number of successful tracks such as " Dear Jessie" (a loose cover of the Madonna song) and " Luv U More", a cover of the Sunscreem song. Biog ...

's version reached the top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, number 51 in Sweden and number 75 in Switzerland. The song was also covered by Steps on their debut album ''

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''. Some of the more sexually explicit lyrics of the original were removed from the Steps version.

References

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Critical reception

Charts

Cover versions

See also

References