Love Is Wicked (song)

"Love Is Wicked"
Single by Brick & Lace
from the album Love Is Wicked and Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	"Remix"
Released	July 20, 2007
Recorded	2004
Genre	Reggae fusion R&B dancehall
Length	3:43
Label	180 Entertainment Kon Live Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Nailah Thorbourne Nyanda Thorbourne Steven "Lenky" Marsden Tasha Thorbourne
Producer(s)	Abraham Laboriel Jr Mateo Laboriel Ron Fair Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Brick & Lace singles chronology
"Never, Never" (2007) "Love Is Wicked" (2007) "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (2008)

"Love Is Wicked" is the second single from Brick & Lace's debut album of the same title. The single was recorded over the Diwali Riddim and was released to iTunes on May 22, 2007.[1] It is also featured on the Bratz Motion Picture Soundtrack. It is a slightly modified version of a song of the same name that Brick & Lace recorded sometime in 2004. It sold over 120,000 copies in France during the summer of 2008.[2] The song was released in France on September 8, 2008.[3]

Music video

The music video for the song has been released. It shows the duo dancing, and singing on a summer day. The song has been featured on The Sims 2. The video was uploaded to YouTube on June 17, 2009 and it currently holds over 166 million views.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Love Is Wicked" — 3:45
2. "Love Is Wicked" (MF remix) — 3:48

CD maxi

1. "Love Is Wicked" (radio edit) — 3:43
2. "Love Is Wicked" (alternate version) — 3:45
3. "Love Is Wicked" (instrumental) — 3:45
4. "Love Is Wicked" (a cappella) — 3:45

Personnel

• Written by Nailah Thorbourne, Nyanda Thorbourne, Steven "Lenky" Marsden and Tasha Thorbourne
• Engineered by Eric Weaver and Seth Waldman
• Mixed by Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado
• Photography by Meeno
• Produced by Abraham Laboriel Jr, Mateo Laboriel, Ron Fair and Steven "Lenky" Marsden
• Made in the EU

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2007) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 44 European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 6 France (SNEP)[8] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[9] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 63

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position French Singles Chart[12] 39 French Airplay Chart[13] 10 Swedish Singles Chart[14] 94

References

1. Single page
2. "Un nouveau single inédit pour Brick & Lace".
3. "Love is Wicked" released in France Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Alapage.com. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
4. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Brick & Lace – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Brick & Lace. ^[dead link‍]
7. "Brick & Lace: Love Is Wicked" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
8. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". VG-lista.
10. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". Singles Top 100.
11. "Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. 2008 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved January 29, 2009)
13. "2008 French Airplay Chart". Snep. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
14. "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

External links

• Brick and Lace - Love Is Wicked Music Video at KOvideo.net