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Save Your Love (Renée and Renato song)

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"Save Your Love"
Single by Renée and Renato
from the album Just One...
B-side"If Love Is Not the Reason"
ReleasedOctober 1982 (1982-10)
GenrePop
Length3:06
LabelHollywood Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Johnny Edward
Renée and Renato singles chronology
"Save Your Love"
(1982) 		"Just One More Kiss"
(1983)

"Save Your Love" is a song which, when performed by duo Renée and Renato, was a UK number-one hit in December 1982. It remained at the top of the chart for four weeks before being overtaken by Phil Collins' cover of "You Can't Hurry Love".[1] The song was written by Johnny Edward (creator and voice of fictional robot TV character Metal Mickey) and his wife Sue. Edward also produced the song and released it on his own label, Hollywood Records.

"Save Your Love" entered the UK Singles Chart on 13 November 1982 at number 38. However, it began to pick up sales during the Christmas period, and six weeks after its debut was at the top of the charts, resulting in it being played on Top of the Pops and many radio stations.[citation needed] It was the first ever completely indie number one, and it sold some 980,000 copies.[2] Renée (whose real name was Hilary Lester), did not appear in the video for "Save Your Love"; instead, she was replaced by a model named Vivienne Marshall (née Penny).[3]

Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Critical reception

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"Save Your Love" was ranked at Number 5 on a Daily Telegraph list of the "Worst Christmas number ones of all time".[29]

Cover version

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A Dutch version with the title "Niemand laat zijn eigen kind alleen" ("No one leaves their own child alone") was recorded by Willy Alberti with his daughter Willeke. This version reached Number 4 in the Dutch charts in 1982.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 416–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1988-08-27. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ McAleer, David (2009). The Virgin Book of Top 40 Charts (1st ed.). London: Virgin Books. p. 463. ISBN 9780753522004.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". Ukmix.org. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit REM - ROB". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  9. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Save Your Love". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Israel Singles Charts 1987-1995". Ukmix.org. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Renée & Renato" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love". VG-lista.
  16. ^ "Listas de superventas: 1983". 17 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Renée & Renato – Save Your Love". Singles Top 100.
  18. ^ "Renee and Renato – Save Your Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
  19. ^ "Renée & Renato: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  20. ^ "Top 100 1982 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  21. ^ "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  22. ^ "AMR Top Singles of 1983". Top100singles.net. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1983". Ultratop. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983". Top40.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1983". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Renee and Renato – Save Your Love". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  28. ^ "British single certifications – Renee & Renato – Save Your Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  29. ^ Rupert Hawksley, "Worst Christmas number ones of all time" The Daily Telegraph,16 December 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  30. ^ "Willy en Willeke - Niemand laat zijn eigen kind alleen (in Dutch)". DutchCharts. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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