Love Is a Shield
single
CoverCamouflage - Love Is a Shield.jpg
ArtistCamouflage
AlbumMethods of Silence
B-sideThe Story of the Falling Fighters
ReleasedApril 1989
Recorded
  • November 1988
  • January 1989[1]
StudioDynaton (Weiterstadt)[1]
GenreSynth-pop · ballad[2]
Length
  • 4:42 (album version)
  • 3:59 (single version)
LabelMetronome
Writer
Producer
  • Alex Henniger
  • Camouflage
Prev year1989
Next year1989

"Love Is a Shield" is a song by German synth-pop trio Camouflage, released in April 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album, Methods of Silence.

The music video for the song was directed by Rainer Thieding.[3]

Track listing

  • 7″ single (Europe, 1989)
  1. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59
  2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" – 3:58
  • CD maxi single (Germany, 1989)
  1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended version) – 5:20
  2. "The Story of the Falling Fighters" (extended version) – 5:36
  3. "Love Is a Shield" – 3:59
  • 12″ promotional single (US-Remixes) (Germany, 1989)
  1. "Love Is a Shield" (extended US mix) – 8:02
  2. "Love Is a Shield" (Orbit dub) – 7:35
  3. "Love Is a Shield" (ambient mix) – 5:00

Charts

Chart performance for "Love Is a Shield"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4]23
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4]35

References

  1. ^ Love Is a Shield (Germany CD maxi single). Metronome Records. April 1989. 871 457-2.
  2. ^ Springorum, Björn (26 September 2022). ""The Great Commandment": Wie Camouflage vor 35 Jahren zufällig einen Welthit landen" ["The Great Commandment": How Camouflage accidentally landed a world hit 35 years ago] (in German). uDiscover Music. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). cliparchiv.tv – Musikvideo Datenbank. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ redsox (4 October 2005). "History Of The US Charts- Part III (c)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 4 July 2024.