Rage to Love

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"Rage to Love"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Teases & Dares
B-side"Putty in Your Hands"
Released15 April 1985[1]
Recorded1984
StudioSelect Sound Studios, Knebworth
GenrePop, new wave, rockabilly[2]
Length4:21 (Album Version)
3:50 (7" Version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Ricki Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer(s)Ricki Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"The Touch"
(1984)
"Rage to Love"
(1985)
"Schoolgirl"
(1986)

"Rage to Love" is the third and final single from Teases & Dares,[3] the fourth studio album by Kim Wilde. Released in April 1985, the song was remixed by Dave Edmunds for its release as a single. It became Wilde's biggest UK hit for three years, reaching the UK Top 20. The B-side —a cover version of the Shirelles' "Putty in Your Hands"—is an exclusive non-album track. A six-minute extended version of "Rage to Love" was included on the 12" single.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
"Rage to Love" (Ricki Wilde/Marty Wilde) – 3:50
Side B
"Putty in Your Hands" (J. Patton/K. Rogers) – 3:01

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 94
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News". Record Mirror. 13 April 1985. p. 4.
  2. ^ ""I'm game for a laugh!"".
  3. ^ Harrison, Quentin (2014-05-12). "Music Review: Rage to Love – Kim Wilde's 'Teases & Dares' Turns 30". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992.
  5. ^ "Kim Wilde: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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