"More Love" is pop vocalist Feargal Sharkey's first single of 1988 and lead single from his second album Wish

Wish (Feargal Sharkey album)

Wish is the second solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey. Released in 1988, three years after his successful self-titled solo debut, the album was found to be somewhat disappointing and therefore became not as successful as its predecessor....

. The single had a music video created for promotion. The b-side for the single "A Breath of Scandal" was exclusive to the single, written and produced by Sharkey himself.

The single was written by a member of Tom Petty's

Tom Petty

Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...

 band, Benmont Tench, who wrote Sharkey's previous 1986 hit single You Little Thief

You Little Thief

"You Little Thief" is pop vocalist Feargal Sharkey's first single of 1986 and follow-up to previous hit A Good Heart. The single had a music video created for promotion...

 in response to Sharkey's 1985 hit single A Good Heart

A Good Heart

"A Good Heart" is a 1985 single by Feargal Sharkey, from his self-titled album.Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third...

, written by Maria McKee

Maria McKee

Maria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...

, based on her relationship Tench. Like "You Little Thief", this singles lyrical meaning refers to jealousy.

The single peaked just outside of the top 40 in the UK, peaking at #44. This single fared better in the UK than Sharkey's previous 1986 single Someone to Somebody

Someone to Somebody

"Someone to Somebody" is pop vocalist Feargal Sharkey's second single of 1986 and last single of the year to be released in the UK. The b-side for the single "Coldwater" was exclusive to the single, an instrumental written by Sharkey himself. The song was taken from Sharkey's self-titled solo debut...

 did which peaked at #63.

The CD version of the single featured Sharkey's UK number one hit from 1985 "A Good Heart

A Good Heart

"A Good Heart" is a 1985 single by Feargal Sharkey, from his self-titled album.Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third...

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Formats

7" Single

1. "More Love" - 4:35
2. "A Breath Of Scandal" - 3:21

12" Single

1. "More Love" - 4:35
2. "A Breath Of Scandal" - 3:21
3. "More Love (Piano Version)" - 4:40

CD Single

1. "More Love" - 4:35
2. "A Breath Of Scandal" - 3:21
3. "More Love (Piano Version)" - 4:40
4. "A Good Heart
   A Good Heart
   "A Good Heart" is a 1985 single by Feargal Sharkey, from his self-titled album.Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third...
   
   (Version)" - 4:41

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	43
UK Singles Chart	44

Personnel

• Written By – Benmont Tench
• Producer, Arranged By – Danny Kortchmar
• Mixed By – Shelly Yakus, Marc De Sisto
• Producer on "A Breath of Scandal" – Feargal Sharkey
• Producer on "More Love (Piano Version)" – Feargal Sharkey