Love Love Love (Avalanche City song)
| "Love Love Love" | ||||
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| Single by Avalanche City | ||||
| from the album Our New Life Above the Ground | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Music New Zealand | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Baxter | |||
| Avalanche City singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Love Love" is the debut single from New Zealand folk band Avalanche City. The song was originally released as a free download in October 2010, where it was downloaded over 11,000 times until it was taken down in February 2011. The song was then used for a station promotion ad for TV2. The wider exposure lead to the song being released for sale in March, after which it debuted at number one on New Zealand's singles chart and charted for 19 weeks,[1] eventually earning a 2× Platinum certification.[2] The song was also a minor hit in Australia, charting on the ARIA Singles Chart for a single week at number 49 in September 2011.[3]
Music video
[edit]A music video for the song was released in December 2011. Directed by Josh Smith, the video is a whimsical animated tale of two penguins who experience an adventure at sea.[4][5]
Awards
[edit]Songwriter Dave Baxter won the 2011 APRA Silver Scroll Award for the song.[6] It was also nominated for Single of the Year at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "AVALANCHE CITY - LOVE LOVE LOVE (SONG)". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand Single Certifications". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "AVALANCHE CITY - LOVE LOVE LOVE (SONG)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Love Love Love". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Whimsical genius: Love Love Love". Thinking For You. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Silver Scroll Award". APRA AMCOS NZ. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "VNZMA 2011 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.