Love Will Show Us How

"Love Will Show Us How"
Single by Christine McVie
from the album Christine McVie
A-side	"Love Will Show Us How"
B-side	"The Challenge"
Released	20 April 1984[1]
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:14
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)	Christine McVie, Todd Sharp
Christine McVie singles chronology
"Got a Hold on Me" (1984) "Love Will Show Us How" (1984) "I'm the One" (1984)

"Love Will Show Us How" is a song by Christine McVie, released as the second single from her eponymous second solo album in 1984. The song reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and received medium rotation on MTV.[2]

Background

Todd Sharp, who co-wrote "Love Will Show Us How" with McVie, recalled that it was originally conceived as a soft acoustic song. "That one really birthed itself and I think surprised us both when it became the song that it did."[3]

For the music video, Sharp spent most of the day suspended up 30 feet in the air and pulled off a stunt with an exploding guitar. A medic and fire marshal were on the set during the shooting of the music video. Sharp recounted the events of the filming session in a 2000 Q&A.

"It was not really a fun day for me as I spent most of it on a lift 30 feet in the air. (I'm terrified of heights), had an exploding guitar (I'm terrified of exploding things) and I'm sure at the end of that long day of inhaling fog juice I went home and went to bed.[3]

Reception

Cash Box said that the song "is a thoroughly upbeat tune with a stiff tempo and smooth backup harmonies" and that "the one-of-a-kind McVie vocal is like smoke and satin."[4] Billboard described McVie's vocals as "warm", which sounded "right at home" in the song's "punchy rock setting".[5]

Personnel

• Christine McVie – keyboards, lead vocals
• Todd Sharp – guitars, backing vocals
• George Hawkins – bass, backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone – drums, tambourine

Charts

Chart (1981–1982)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	30
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[2]	32
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7]	24

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
2. "Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart" (PDF). Billboard. 23 June 1984. pp. 3, 25. Retrieved 31 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
3. "Todd Sharp, January 18 - 31, 2000 - Section 2". The Penguin. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
4. "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 28 April 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 23 July 2022 – via World Radio History.
5. "Billboard Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 12 May 1984. p. 56. Retrieved 31 December 2024 – via World Radio History.
6. "Christine McVie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
7. "Christine McVie Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

External links

• Listen to this song on YouTube