Game of Love
~ Song
Wikipedia
"The Game of Love" is a 1964 song by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, first released as a single from the band's titular album in January 1965 in the United Kingdom, followed by the United States one month later as "Game of Love". The song reached Number 2 on the UK Singles chart and Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year. The song also spawned multiple successful cover versions, including a version by Ian "Tex Pistol" Morris that was a Number 1 hit in New Zealand in 1987. The song was also adapted into French by Frank Gérald as "Quand tu es là" ("When you are there") and was recorded by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, first in July 1965 as the second single off of her 1966 studio album "Il y a deux filles en moi" ("There are two girls in me") that was a hit in French-speaking Belgium, followed by a re-recording in 1990, released as a non-album single, that was a minor hit in France.
Relationships
lyricist and composer: | Clint Ballard, Jr. |
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Wikidata: | Q5519949 [info] |
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Recordings
Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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1967-09-11 – 1967-09-29 | Game of Love | cover | The Beach Boys | 2:11 |
Game of Love | cover | The Slackers | 2:34 | |
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana | 2:07 | ||
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana | 2:19 | ||
Game of Love | cover | The Academy Allstars | 2:06 | |
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders | 2:05 | ||
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders | 2:02 | ||
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders | 2:22 | ||
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana | 2:17 | ||
Game of Love | Wayne Fontana | 2:17 | ||
Game of Love (re-recording) | Wayne Fontana | 2:23 | ||
Game of Love (re‐recording) | Wayne Fontana | 2:21 | ||
The Game of Love | cover | Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders | 2:05 |