Native Love (Step by Step)

"Native Love (Step by Step)"
Single by Divine
from the album Jungle Jezebel
Released	1982
Genre	Hi-NRG[1]
Label	Break Records
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Orlando
Producer(s)	Bobby Orlando
Divine singles chronology
"Born to Be Cheap" (1981) "Native Love (Step by Step)" (1982) "Shoot Your Shot" (1982)
Audio
"Native Love (Step by Step)" on YouTube

"Native Love (Step by Step)" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1982. The song also appeared on Divine's first album, Jungle Jezebel (titled My First Album in some territories), in 1982[2][3] and was later included on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far.[4] It was produced by Bobby Orlando.

Chart performance

"Native Love (Step by Step)" became Divine's first single to chart on the Dutch singles chart. It debuted at No. 37 before climbing to and peaking at No. 28 in its second week. The song spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart.[5]

"Native Love (Step by Step)" remains Divine's highest charting song on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at No. 21.

Track listing

• Dutch vinyl, 12-inch single[6]

1. "Native Love (Step by Step)" (dance mix) - 5:10
2. "Native Love (Step by Step)" (remixed version/USA remix) - 8:13

Song usage

"Native Love (Step by Step)" was used in the film An Englishman in New York.[7]

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak Position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	28
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9]	21

References

1. Walters, Barry (6 July 1999). "Enter Planet Love". The Village Voice. Retrieved 31 March 2015. Divine's "Native Love," a rowdy hi-NRG anthem previously pillaged by Nitzer Ebb, the Prodigy, even New Order.
2. "ultratop.be - Divine - My First Album".
3. "Divine - Jungle Jezebel".
4. "Divine - the Story So Far".
5. Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
6. Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
7. Divine (I) - Filmography IMDb. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
8. Divine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
9. Divine - Billboard Singles Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-14.