"The Word Is Love" is a 1997 song released by Hurley's & Voices of Life, featuring vocals by Sharon Pass.

Apart from others record companies, the single was released on the producer's own label Silk Entertainment in several editions. However, the composition written by Hurley himself along with M-Doc

M-Doc

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 didn't catch much attention in USA. In the overseas, it scored a modest success on the UK Top 75, where the single peaked at number twenty-six in March 1998..

Credits and personnel

• Steve Hurley - writer
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  , producer
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• M-Doc
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• Sharon Pass - lead vocal
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• Jivan Diwano - keyboards
• Anthony Higgins - remix
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• Four Shades - remix
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• Jon Hardy - remix
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• Nick Law - remix
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• Simon Lewicki - remix
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• Sushi Twins - remix
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• Tim McGee - remix
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• Wicked Peach - remix
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• Frankie Feliciano - remix
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• Mousse T.
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   - remix
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• Groovehunter - remix
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• Kelly G - remix
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• Jerome Brown - bass
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• Steve Turner
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• Steve Weeder - engineer
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Official versions

• "The Word Is Love (7" Radio Edit)" - 4:00
• "The Word Is Love (Silk's Radio Anthem)" - 3:32
• "The Word Is Love (Silk's Anthem of Life)" - 8:58
• "The Word Is Love (Silk's Anthem of Life Instrumental)" - 6:48
• "The Word Is Love (Silk's Original of Life)" - 5:56
• "The Word Is Love (Kelly "Lets You Go" Radio Edit)" - 3:08
• "The Word Is Love (Kelly "Lets You Go" Mix)" - 7:13
• "The Word Is Love (Kelly G Bump 'N' Say Mix)" - 6:10
• "The Word Is Love (Kelly G's Bump N' Love Mix)" - 7:38
• "The Word Is Love (Kelly G. Dub)" - 5:21
• "The Word Is Love (Kelly G "Say It" Underground Mix)"
• "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's Kinda Deep Mix)" - 6:43
• "The Word Is Love (Mousse T.'s Kinda Dope Mix)" - 9:01
• "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's Kinda Dope Dub)" - 6:20
• "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's for the Heads Mix)" - 7:53
• "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's Kinda Deep Instrumental)" - 6:42
• "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's For The Heads Instrumental)" - 7:53
• "The Word Is Love (Mood II Swing Dub)" - 7:31
• "The Word Is Love (Four Shades Dub)" - 6:26
• "The Word Is Love (Sushi Twins' Dirty Phunkofile Mix)" - 6:53
• "The Word Is Love (Wicked Peach Mix)" - 5:56
• "The Word Is Love (Frankie Feliciano's Recanstruction Vocal Mix)" - 9:47
• "The Word Is Love (Frankie Feliciano's Recanstruction Instrumental)"
• "The Word Is Love (Unreleased Mix)" - 6:08
• "The Word Is Love (Say The Word) (Groovehunter Vocal Mix)"
• "The Word Is Love (Say The Word) (Groovehunter Dub Mix)"

Peak positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Italian Singles Chart	15
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 ...	26

External links

• [ Steve "Silk" Hurley] on AllMusic