Paint My Love (song)

This article is about the Michael Learns to Rock song. For the band's greatest hits album, see Paint My Love.
"Paint My Love"
Single by Michael Learns to Rock
from the album Nothing to Lose
Released1997[1]
Recorded1996
GenreSoft rock
Length3:48
LabelWarner Records
Songwriter(s)Jascha Richter
Producer(s)Michael Learns to Rock
Michael Learns to Rock singles chronology
"How Many Hours"
(1996) 		"Paint My Love"
(1997) 		"Breaking My Heart"
(1997)
Audio sample
A sample from Michael Learns to Rock's "Paint My Love"
Music video
Paint My Love on YouTube

"Paint My Love" is a song by Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released as the first single from their 1997 album Nothing to Lose.[2] It was first released in 1996 from their Greatest Hits album Paint My Love (only in Asia) but later released as a promotional single in 1997 from their fourth album Nothing to Lose.

The song is an indirect English adaptation of the 1996 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix winner "Kun med dig",[3] which was composed by lead singer Jascha Richter and performed by Dorte Andersen [dk] and Martin Loft [dk].[4]

Chart performance

The song is one of the band's most successful songs, reaching #4 in Denmark and #27 in Switzerland and it was also a hit in Asia.[5]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 27

Track listing

MLTR Greatest Hits - album CD-maxi
No.TitleLength
1."Paint My Love"3:48
2."You'll Never Know"3:33
3."Paint My Love" (Acoustic version)3:48

Covered version

A Filipino version of the song titled as "Sa'yo Lang" ("Yours Only"), a direct translation of aforementioned "Kun med dig", was performed by Renz Verano.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michael Learns To Rock – Paint My Love (1997, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-12. Michael Learns To Rock - Paint My Love - Format - CD, Single - Released 1997
  2. ^ Paint My Love (song) by Michael Learns to Rock at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. ^ "Danish National Final 1996". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-03. Danish Final was held on March 9th (1996) at the DR TV Studios - Kun med dig - Only with you - Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft - 9422 - 1st
  4. ^ "Info on Denmark 1996". Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2006-06-14. Kun med dig - Performed by: Martin Loft & Dorthe Andersen - Composers - Jascha Richter - Lyricists - Keld Heick
  5. ^ "Paint My Love-Swiss Music Charts". charts.org.swi. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Michael Learns To Rock – Paint My Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-09-11.