Love Is Wicked (song)

"Love Is Wicked"
Single by Brick & Lace
from the album Love Is Wicked and Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side	Remix
Released	July 20, 2007 September 8, 2008 (France)[1]
Format	Digital download
Genre	Reggae fusion, R&B, dancehall
Length	3:43
Label	180 Entertainment/Kon Live/Geffen
Writer(s)	Nailah Thorbourne Nyanda Thorbourne Steven "Lenky" Marsden Tasha Thorbourne
Producer(s)	Abraham Laboriel Jr Mateo Laboriel Ron Fair Steven "Lenky" Marsden
Brick & Lace singles chronology
"Never, Never" (2007) "Love Is Wicked" (2007) "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (2008)

"Love Is Wicked" is the second single from Brick & Lace's debut album of the same title. The single was recorded over the Diwali Riddim and was released to iTunes on May 22, 2007.^[2] It is also featured on the Bratz Motion Picture Soundtrack. It is a slightly modified version of a song of the same name that Brick & Lace recorded sometime in 2004. It sold over 120,000 copies in France during the summer of 2008.^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song has been released. It shows the duo dancing, and singing on a summer day. The song has been featured on The Sims 2.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Love Is Wicked" — 3:45
2. "Love Is Wicked" (MF remix) — 3:48

CD maxi

1. "Love Is Wicked" (radio edit) — 3:43
2. "Love Is Wicked" (alternate version) — 3:45
3. "Love Is Wicked" (instrumental) — 3:45
4. "Love Is Wicked" (a cappella) — 3:45

Personnel

• Written by Nailah Thorbourne, Nyanda Thorbourne, Steven "Lenky" Marsden and Tasha Thorbourne
• Engineered by Eric Weaver and Seth Waldman
• Mixed by Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado
• Photography by Meeno
• Produced by Abraham Laboriel Jr, Mateo Laboriel, Ron Fair and Steven "Lenky" Marsden
• Made in the EU

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2007) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 44 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[6] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 6 France (SNEP)[8] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[9] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 63

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position French Singles Chart[12] 39 French Airplay Chart[13] 10 Swedish Singles Chart[14] 94

References

1. "Love is Wicked" released in France Alapage.com. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
2. Single page
3. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Brick--Lace/news-67442.html
4. "Ultratop.be – Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Brick & Lace – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Brick & Lace.
7. "Brick & Lace: Love Is Wicked" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
8. "Lescharts.com – Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Norwegiancharts.com – Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". VG-lista.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". Singles Top 100.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. 2008 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 29, 2009)
13. "2008 French Airplay Chart". Snep. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
14. "Årslista Singlar – År 2007" (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

External links

• Brick and Lace - Love Is Wicked Music Video at KOvideo.net
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics