| "Message of Love" | ||||
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| Single by The Pretenders | ||||
| from the album Pretenders II | ||||
| B-side | "Porcelain" | |||
| Released | 6 February 1981[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Pathe Marconi Studios (Paris, France)[2] | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Chrissie Hynde | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
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| "Message of Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Message of Love" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde and performed by the Pretenders. Released first as a single and then on the Pretenders' 1981 EP Extended Play, it was later re-released on the band's 1981 album Pretenders II.
A band effort largely composed in the studio, the song was a radio hit and reached number 11 in the United Kingdom. It has since been praised by critics as a highlight of Pretenders II.
- ^ "News". Record Mirror: 2. 31 January 1981. Retrieved 18 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
- ^ Hynde, Chrissie (9 August 2016). Reckless: My Life as a Pretender (Reprint ed.). Anchor. ISBN 978-1101912232. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Message of Love". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pretenders II". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 November 2017.