"Love is a Hurricane" is a song performed by Irish group Boyzone

Boyzone

Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...

. It was the second single to be released from their fourth studio album, Brother

Brother (Boyzone album)

Brother was the fourth studio album by Irish pop group Boyzone, which became their first studio album released in 12 years. The album is named in memory of member Stephen Gately who died five months before its release...

, on 17 May 2010. It is the first single without bandmate Stephen Gately

Stephen Gately

Stephen Patrick David Gately was an Irish pop singer–songwriter, actor, dancer, musician and author, who, with Ronan Keating, was one of two lead singers of the pop group Boyzone. All of Boyzone's studio albums hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful...

, who died a year earlier. After debuting the track on their ITV1 show Boyzone: A Tribute To Stephen Gately, the reaction from fans made the choice of the second single an easy decision. An upbeat, feel good, infectious pop anthem; Love Is A Hurricane was written by New Radicals

New Radicals

New Radicals were an American pop rock band active in the late 1990s, centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member...

 front man, Gregg Alexander who has previously written for Ronan’s solo albums as well as other artists.

Track listings

CD Single

1. "Love Is a Hurricane" (Single Version) - 3:19
2. "Love Is a Hurricane" (7th Heaven Radio Edit) - 3:51

Digital Download

1. "Love Is a Hurricane" (Single Version) - 3:19
2. "Love Is a Hurricane" (7th Heaven Radio Edit) - 3:51
3. "Love Is a Hurricane" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - 6:41

Music video

The music video premiered on May 4, 2010 and sees Keith, Mikey, Ronan and Shane strip nude inside Battersea Power Station. Boyzone member Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch

Shane Lynch is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and professional drift driver, best known for his distinctive body art, outlandish sense of style, and as a member of Boyzone...

 has revealed that he suggested the band get naked for their new music video. Lynch admitted that the nude clip for the group's new single was intended to reflect the new direction they had taken on their current album Brother. The song has been sung on Boyzone: A Tribute To Stephen Gately, GMTV

GMTV

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, This Morning

This Morning (TV series)

This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...

 and Loose Women

Loose Women

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.

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	39
Scottish Singles Chart	32
South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...  (GAON Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts... ) (International Chart)	47
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	44