I Love I Hate

"I Love I Hate" is a song by British singer and musician Neil Arthur, released in 1994 as the lead single from his debut solo album Suitcase.[1] It was written by Arthur and produced by Marius de Vries. It reached No. 50 in the UK and remained on the charts for two weeks.[2]

"I Love I Hate"
Single by Neil Arthur
from the album Suitcase
Released	January 1994
Length	4:16 (single version) 4:30 (album version)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Neil Arthur
Producer(s)	Marius de Vries
Neil Arthur singles chronology
"One Day, One Time" (1992) "I Love I Hate" (1994)

The song was recorded at Livingston Recording Studios.[3] For the single's 12" format releases, remixes were created by the English electronic dance group The Grid, with others by Dom T. and Marius de Vries.[4][5] A music video was filmed in Coney Island and New York City to promote the single.[6] It was directed by Lindy Heymann.[7]

Critical reception

Upon release, Music & Media wrote: "The ex-frontman of Blancmange returns at almost the same point where he left seven years ago. His synth-flavoured new wave of the early '80s is spiced up with dance beats."[8] Jim Lawn of The Lennox Herald commented: "Ex-Blancmange singer delivers a reasonable single with a nice hook and some radical dance remixes by The Grid."[9]

Penny Kiley of the Liverpool Echo commented: "The ex-Blancmange singer comes up with a pleasant electro-pop song that is less quirky than his previous work." She felt the inclusion of "Living on the Ceiling" as a bonus track on the CD issues of the single "suggests Neil may not be so confident in his new stuff".[10]

In an article on 1980s New Wave band comebacks, Keith Creighton of Popdose described the song as "positively epic".[11] Barry Page of The Electricity Club, in a feature titled "30 Lost Songs of the CD Era", considered the song to be "rather pedestrian" in comparison with Arthur's "engaging" debut single "One Day, One Time".[12]

Formats

CD single (UK CD #1)

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"I Love I Hate"	Neil Arthur	4:14
2.	"Festival"	Arthur	4:09
3.	"Living on the Ceiling performed by Blancmange"	Arthur, Stephen Luscombe	4:02

CD single (UK CD #2)

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"I Love I Hate (Extended Mix)"		4:30
2.	"Wendy You're a Bore"	Arthur	3:35
3.	"Oh No Not Yet"	Arthur	5:55
4.	"Feel Me (12" Mix) performed by Blancmange"	Arthur, Luscombe	7:03

CD single (European release)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Love I Hate"	4:16
2.	"Festival"	4:10
3.	"I Love I Hate (Vocal Mix)"	7:35
4.	"Living on the Ceiling performed by Blancmange"	4:01

12" single

No.	Title	Remixers	Length
1.	"I Love I Hate (Excalibur Mix)"	The Grid	7:27
2.	"I Love I Hate (Lakeside Mix)"	The Grid	4:58
3.	"I Love I Hate (2.45... Nuttall Street Mix)"	Dom T., Marius de Vries	7:13
4.	"I Love I Hate (7" Edit)"	Dom T., De Vries	4:14

Personnel

• Neil Arthur - vocals
• Sylvia Mason-James, Mary Cassidy - backing vocals
• Mark Bandola - guitar

Production

• Marius de Vries - producer of "I Love I Hate"
• John Mallinson, Ben Jones - engineers on "I Love I Hate"
• James Thompson - assistant engineer on "I Love I Hate"
• Phil Bodger - mix engineer on "I Love I Hate"
• Neil Arthur - producer of "Festival", "Wendy You're A Bore" and "Oh No Not Yet"

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	50

References

1. Binnie, Steve (27 November 2014). The Sound Of The Crowd - a Discography of the '80s (Third Edition) - Steve Binnie - Google Books. ISBN 9781326073589. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
2. "NEIL ARTHUR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
3. Suitcase (Media notes). Neil Arthur. UK. 1994. CDCHR 6065.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. "Neil Arthur - I Love I Hate (Vinyl, 12")". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
5. "The Grid: remixes & production". Mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
6. "Neil Arthur - om ABBA, Vince, oljetankers och nästan 40 år med Blancmange - Zero Magazine". Zeromagazine.nu. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
7. "Neil Arthur - "I love, I hate"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
8. "Music - New Releases: Singles". Music & Media Magazine: 10. January 29, 1994.
9. Lawn, Jim (11 February 1994). "Music Scene: Latest releases". The Lennox Herald: 30.
10. Kiley, Penny (28 January 1994). "Same old singers, same old songs: New singles". Liverpool Echo: 29.
11. Creighton, Keith (2013-09-21). "Popdose Prime: 10 Most Awesome '80s New Wave Comebacks Ever". Popdose.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
12. Page, Barry (2012-05-03). "TASTY FISH : 30 Lost Songs of the CD Era – The Electricity Club". Electricity-club.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-22.