In the Name of Love (song)
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"In the Name of Love" is the title track of the 1982 album by The Thompson Twins. The song was written by all three members of the group and was the first of twelve entries on the Billboard
dance chart for the group. "In the Name of Love" went to number one on the dance music chart
and stayed there for five weeks, and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. It peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard R&B chart..
The track was rereleased in 1988 in a remix by Shep Pettibone
, resulting in another number-one single on the dance chart, as well as reaching number forty-six on the UK Singles Chart.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
dance chart for the group. "In the Name of Love" went to number one on the dance music chart
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
and stayed there for five weeks, and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. It peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard R&B chart..
The track was rereleased in 1988 in a remix by Shep Pettibone
Shep Pettibone
Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...
, resulting in another number-one single on the dance chart, as well as reaching number forty-six on the UK Singles Chart.
In popular culture
- The song has been featured in the films, GhostbustersGhostbustersGhostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
, Valley Girl, and Edge of SeventeenEdge of Seventeen (film)Edge of Seventeen is a 1998 coming of age romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Moreton, written by Moreton and Todd Stephens, starring Chris Stafford, and co-starring Tina Holmes and Andersen Gabrych.-Plot:...
.