Find My Love

"Find My Love"
Single by Fairground Attraction
from the album The First of a Million Kisses
A-side"Find My Love"
B-side"Watching the Party"
Released11 July 1988[1]
Length3:45
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Mark E. Nevin
Producer(s)Fairground Attraction
Fairground Attraction singles chronology
"Perfect"
(1988)
"Find My Love"
(1988)
"A Smile in a Whisper"
(1988)

"Find My Love" is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released as their second single from their debut album The First of a Million Kisses in July 1988. As with much of their debut album, the words and music of the song are written by Mark Nevin.

The single peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart.[2] It was their last single to reach a top 40 position. The song also reached the top 10 in Austria and Ireland, where it peaked at number 3 and 6, respectively.[3]

Musically, "Find My Love" is characterised by its use of the Spanish guitar.[4]

Track listings

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7" single
  1. "Find My Love"
  2. "Watching the Party"
12" single
  1. "Find My Love"
  2. "Watching the Party"
  3. "You Send Me"
  4. "Ay Fond Kiss"

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Smith, Robin (2 July 1988). "News: Another Attraction". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Find My Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ^ Blythe, Daniel (2002). The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop. Allison & Busby. p. 145. ISBN 0-7490-0534-3.
  5. ^ "Fw: ARIA Charts Peak". Imgur. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Find My Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Fairground Attraction - Find My Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 12.
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