"Such a Wicked Love" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson

La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...

 from her fifth album La Toya

La Toya

La Toya, also known as You're Gonna Get Rocked! is the 5th studio album by American singer La Toya Jackson. While the cover and box states the album's name as La Toya, the actual disc and cassette tape state the name as You're Gonna Get Rocked!...

. A remix, produced by hip-hop production team Full Force

Full Force

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, was released on a 12" single in the U.S. The album track "Does It Really Matter" was included as a B-side.

To promote the single, Jackson set up a hotline

Hotline

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 where fans could phone in to hear the song. Jackson's hotline, an early form of podcasting

Podcasting

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, reached 20,000 listeners per day.

Jackson debuted "Such a Wicked Love" on "Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...

's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas", screened on March 25, 1989. Broadcaster NBC

NBC

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's Standards and Practices department censored Jackson's performance, deeming her dance moves "too prurient" for prime time television.

Jackson performed the song in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta

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 for Mexican television and in Caracas

Caracas

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 for the Venezuela

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n television program "Only For Men" in March 1989. The number was also part of her September 1989 Sizzling Spectacular concert on pay-per-view

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 at Bally's

Grand Sierra Resort

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 in Reno

Reno, Nevada

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Versions

• "Such A Wicked Love" Album version – 5:33
• "Such A Wicked Love" Single version
• "Such A Wicked Love" 7" version – 4:16
• "Such A Wicked Love" (F.F. Remix) 5:32
• "Such A Wicked Love" (Full Force Remix Instrumental) 5:32