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{{Infobox song
{{about|the song by Michelle McManus|the ] single with the same title|The Meaning of Love}}
⚫ | name = The Meaning of Love
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = The Meaning Of Love | cover = Meaningoflove.jpg
| Cover = Nocover.svg | caption =
| Caption = | alt =
| Artist = ] | type = single
| artist = ]
| from Album = ] | album = ]
| A-side = "The Meaning Of Love" | A-side = The Meaning of Love
| Released = 26 January 2004 | released = {{start date|2004|04|05|df=yes}}
| Format = ] | recorded = 2004
| studio =
| Recorded = 2004 in ], ]
| Genre = ] | genre = ]
| Length = 4:24 <small>(Album Version)</small><br>3:10 <small>(Radio Edit)</small> | length = 4:24 <small>(album version)</small><br />3:10 <small>(radio edit)</small>
| Label = S Records | label =
* ]
| Writer = Michelle McManus
* ]
| Producer = Michelle
* ]
| Certification = Silver <ref></ref>
| writer =
⚫ | Last single = "]"<br/> (2004)
* ]
⚫ | This single = "'''The Meaning of Love'''"<br />(2004)
* ]
| Next single = "]"<br />(2007)
| Misc = | producer = Steve Robson
⚫ | prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Take You There
| next_year = 2012
}} }}


"'''The Meaning of Love'''" is the second single from ] winner ]. The song was released on 26 January 2004 and reached number 16 in the ] and number 29 in ]. The song lasts for 4:24. It is on her debut album ]. "'''The Meaning of Love'''" is the second single from '']'' winner ], released under the mononym "Michelle" on 5 April 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Datafile |magazine=] |page=19 |date=3 April 2004}}</ref> It did not match the success of her chart-topping debut single "]", reaching number 16 in the United Kingdom<ref name="UK" /> and number 29 in Ireland.<ref name="Irish" /> Soon after the single's commercial failure, ] dropped McManus from the label.<ref>{{cite news|last=English|first=Paul|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-mcmanus-how-i-fought-back-1069063|title=Michelle McManus: How I fought back from Pop Idol rejection to sing for the Pope|website=]|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=15 May 2014}}</ref>


==Reception==
== Chart Performance ==
'']'' critic John Dingwall called the song a "great ballad";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-113122616.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194158/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-113122616.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2016|title=The Razz: 'Chelle: We hear new album first|last=Dingwall|first=John|date=11 February 2004|website=]|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> a colleague of his, however, wrote: "Michelle's going to have to aim much higher... 'The Meaning of Love', while good, isn't great."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115166774.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194203/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115166774.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 October 2016|title=The Razz: Singles and Albums|date=9 April 2004|website=]|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> Writing for ], journalist Sharon Mawer described the track as "a charity sounding record without the ] rhythm , without the multi-vocals, and without much of a tune either".<ref>{{cite web |last=Mawer |first=Sharon |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-meaning-of-love-mw0000470332 |title=Michelle McManus – "The Meaning of Love" |website=] |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
The song debuted at #16 in the UK<ref><ref/>. In its second week it fell to #38. In its third week it left the top 40 and charted at #53. Its fourth and final week it dropped to #64. In Ireland the song debuted at #29 before falling to #39 in its second week. It then fell to #44 where it then droped out the Irish charts.<ref></ref>
"The Meaning of Love" debuted at number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. The single did not chart as well as expected. Considered a flop, with sales of only 8,000 in its first week, one newspaper drew comparisons of McManus' fortunes to '']'' rejects ].<ref name="Birmingham">{{cite news|title=Top of the flops|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115255457.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116135939/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115255457.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2018|newspaper=]|accessdate=15 June 2017|date=12 April 2004}}</ref>


==Track listing==
In both the UK and Ireland, it spent 7 weeks on both charts, 4 in the UK and 3 in Ireland.
'''UK CD single'''


# "The Meaning of Love" (radio edit)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
# "Believe"
!align="left"|Chart (2009)
# "Tell Me Now"
!align="center"|Peak
# "The Meaning of Love" (enhanced section including music video)

'''UK digital download'''

# "The Meaning of Love" (album version)

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope=col |Charts (2004)
!scope=col |Peak<br>position
|- |-
{{single chart|Ireland2|29|artist=Michelle|rowheader=true|refname="Irish"}}
|align="left"|]
|align="center"|16
|- |-
{{single chart|Scotland|7|date=20040411|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|]
|-
|align="center"|29
{{single chart|UK|16||date=20040411|rowheader=true|refname="UK"}}
|} |}

== References == ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 22:42, 20 June 2024

2004 single by Michelle
"The Meaning of Love"
Single by Michelle
from the album The Meaning of Love
A-side"The Meaning of Love"
Released5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)
Recorded2004
GenrePop
Length4:24 (album version)
3:10 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Robson
Michelle singles chronology
"All This Time"
(2003) 		"The Meaning of Love"
(2004) 		"Take You There"
(2012)

"The Meaning of Love" is the second single from Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus, released under the mononym "Michelle" on 5 April 2004. It did not match the success of her chart-topping debut single "All This Time", reaching number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. Soon after the single's commercial failure, BMG dropped McManus from the label.

Reception

Daily Record critic John Dingwall called the song a "great ballad"; a colleague of his, however, wrote: "Michelle's going to have to aim much higher... 'The Meaning of Love', while good, isn't great." Writing for AllMusic, journalist Sharon Mawer described the track as "a charity sounding record without the All Saints rhythm , without the multi-vocals, and without much of a tune either".

Commercial performance

"The Meaning of Love" debuted at number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 29 in Ireland. The single did not chart as well as expected. Considered a flop, with sales of only 8,000 in its first week, one newspaper drew comparisons of McManus' fortunes to Popstars: The Rivals rejects One True Voice.

Track listing

UK CD single

  1. "The Meaning of Love" (radio edit)
  2. "Believe"
  3. "Tell Me Now"
  4. "The Meaning of Love" (enhanced section including music video)

UK digital download

  1. "The Meaning of Love" (album version)

Charts

Charts (2004) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) 29
Scotland (OCC) 7
UK Singles (OCC) 16

References

  1. "Datafile". Music Week. 3 April 2004. p. 19.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Michelle". Irish Singles Chart.
  4. English, Paul (4 September 2010). "Michelle McManus: How I fought back from Pop Idol rejection to sing for the Pope". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. Dingwall, John (11 February 2004). "The Razz: 'Chelle: We hear new album first". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. "The Razz: Singles and Albums". Daily Record. 9 April 2004. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. Mawer, Sharon. "Michelle McManus – "The Meaning of Love"". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  8. "Top of the flops". Birmingham Mail. 12 April 2004. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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