Love Is a Shield

"Love Is a Shield"
Single by Camouflage
from the album Methods of Silence
B-side	"The Story of the Falling Fighters"
Released	April 1989
Recorded	November 1988 January 1989[1]
Studio	Dynaton (Weiterstadt)[1]
Genre	Synthpop ballad[2]
Length	4:42 (album version) 3:59 (single version)
Label	Metronome
Songwriter(s)	Heiko Maile Oliver Kreyssig Peter Godwin Marcus Meyn
Producer(s)	Alex Henniger Camouflage
Camouflage singles chronology
"That Smiling Face" (1988) "Love Is a Shield" (1989) "One Fine Day" (1989)
Music video
"Love Is a Shield" on YouTube

"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
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	11
Germany (GfK)[5]	9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	29
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7]	23
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7]	35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[8]	Gold	250,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Love Is a Shield (Germany CD maxi single). Camouflage. 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]. uDiscover Music (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
3. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield". cliparchiv.tv – Musikvideo Datenbank (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
4. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
5. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
6. "Camouflage – Love Is A Shield". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
7. redsox (4 October 2005). "History Of The US Charts- Part III (c)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Camouflage; 'Love Is A Shield')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

External links

• "Love Is a Shield" at Discogs (list of releases)