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"Love in the First Degree" is a song written and recorded by English girl group
Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally Harmony together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production values and backing by top studio musicians....
 Bananarama
Bananarama

Bananarama are an United Kingdom girl group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin....
. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow!
Wow! (album)

WOW! is the fourth album released by Bananarama. It is entirely produced and co-written with the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio and is the last album by the girl group to generate significant chart hits in the U.S....
 and was released as its second single except in the U.S., where it was the album's third single (following "I Can't Help It
I Can't Help It

"I Can't Help It" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its third single except in the U.S., where it was the album's second single and Australia, where it was the album's fourth single ....
"). The track was co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a United Kingdom songwriter and record producer trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions....
 (SAW) trio.

The song is an uptempo pop tune similar to many hits produced by SAW during this time period.






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"Love in the First Degree" is a song written and recorded by English girl group
Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally Harmony together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production values and backing by top studio musicians....
 Bananarama
Bananarama

Bananarama are an United Kingdom girl group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin....
. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow!
Wow! (album)

WOW! is the fourth album released by Bananarama. It is entirely produced and co-written with the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio and is the last album by the girl group to generate significant chart hits in the U.S....
 and was released as its second single except in the U.S., where it was the album's third single (following "I Can't Help It
I Can't Help It

"I Can't Help It" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its third single except in the U.S., where it was the album's second single and Australia, where it was the album's fourth single ....
"). The track was co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a United Kingdom songwriter and record producer trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s and early 1990s with many of their productions....
 (SAW) trio.

The song is an uptempo pop tune similar to many hits produced by SAW during this time period. The surreal lyrics, composed by Siobhan Fahey
Siobhan Fahey

Siobhan Fahey was a founding member of the 1980s United Kingdom girl group Bananarama, and later founded the musical outfit Shakespears Sister....
 and built upon by SAW and Bananarama members Sara Dallin
Sara Dallin

Sara Elizabeth Dallin is an England singer and songwriter from the pop music group Bananarama. She co-founded the group along with Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward in 1979, and has been a key force in the group's longevity despite other personnel changes and throughout her time with the band she occasionally plays bass guitar as well as fre...
 and Keren Woodward
Keren Woodward

Keren Jane Woodward is an English people Pop music singer and songwriter from the all-women band Bananarama.She now lives in Cornwall with her Significant other, former Wham! singer and guitarist Andrew Ridgeley and her son Thomas , from a previous relationship with the male Model David-Scott Evans....
, describes a dream in which they find themselves being tried in court for love. The musical structure could be compared to that of Pachelbel's Canon.

The music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 featured Bananarama (including a very pregnant Fahey) performing the song in a jail cell, dressed in prison uniforms, as several male dancers perform around them. The imagery plays off of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
's 1957 movie Jailhouse Rock
Jailhouse Rock (1957 film)

Jailhouse Rock is an United States motion picture directed by Richard Thorpe, released by MGM on November 8, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley , Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy....
. As one of their final performances with Fahey, the group performed the song at the BRIT Awards
Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of British or Britannia, but has subsequently become a "backronym" for British Record Industry Trust....
 with a large entourage of male dancers dressed only in black bikini briefs. The song was nominated for best British single at the BRIT Awards
Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of British or Britannia, but has subsequently become a "backronym" for British Record Industry Trust....
, but lost to Rick Astley
Rick Astley

Richard Paul Astley is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Astley is married to producer Lene Bausager and has one daughter. Astley has released or appeared on recordings that have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide....
's "Never Gonna Give You Up
Never Gonna Give You Up

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song originally performed by singer Rick Astley. It was released as a single from Astley's multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody , which was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman....
".

"Love in the First Degree" is Bananarama's biggest-selling single in their native UK. It holds a three-way tie for their highest UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 placing (number three). The single also became a top-ten success in Australia and earned a top-twenty placing in New Zealand. In the United States the song just missed the top-forty, but was a top-ten club hit. The B-side was Mr. Sleaze in which Bananarama member Sara Dallin
Sara Dallin

Sara Elizabeth Dallin is an England singer and songwriter from the pop music group Bananarama. She co-founded the group along with Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward in 1979, and has been a key force in the group's longevity despite other personnel changes and throughout her time with the band she occasionally plays bass guitar as well as fre...
 not only sang on that track but also played bass guitar like she did on Love in the First Degree
Love in the First Degree

"Love in the First Degree" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its second single except in the U.S., where it was the album's third single ....
.

By the time "Love in the First Degree" was released in the United States, Fahey had already announced her departure from Bananarama.

In 2007, a mash-up of the song with Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed United Kingdom House music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s....
's 2005 hit "Oh My Gosh
Oh My Gosh

"Oh My Gosh" is a song by British dance band Basement Jaxx. The female vocals on the track were performed by Vula Malinga. The song was released as a single in 2005 and peaked in the UK charts at number eight....
" became popular on the internet.

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart3
U.S. Billboard Hot 10048
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play10
Australia ARIA singles5
New Zealand singles11
Switzerland singles chart18
Spain singles chart12


Remixes


  • "Love In The First Degree" (Album Version)
  • "Love In The First Degree" (Eurobeat Stylee Mix)
  • "Love In The First Degree" (Jailer's Mix)
  • "Love In The First Degree" (House Mix)