Love Steals Us from Loneliness

"Love Steals Us from Loneliness"
Single by Idlewild
from the album Warnings/Promises
Released	21 February 2005
Format	7", CD
Recorded	?
Genre	Alternative
Length	3:12
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Rod Jones, Allan Stewart, Roddy Woomble
Producer(s)	Tony Hoffer
Idlewild singles chronology
"A Modern Way of Letting Go" (2003) "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" (2005) "I Understand It" (2005)

"Love Steals Us from Loneliness" is a song by the Scottish rock band, Idlewild, from their 2005 album Warnings/Promises. It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 February 2005 and charted at #16 in the UK Singles Chart.

According to Colin Newton, the band was not:

"intending to release any singles at all from this record to start with. It was like a grudging truce between ourselves and the record company to put out "Love Steals Us From Loneliness" as the first single from Warnings/Promises, although with hindsight I guess that was the most obvious choice and perfectly bridges where we were with the last album and where we are now.^[1]

This song was featured on a Kerrang compilation CD entitled Kerrang! Under the Influence: The Songs That Inspired My Chemical Romance, as My Chemical Romance cited Idlewild, and more directly "Love Steals Us from Loneliness", as a major influence.

Track listings

In the UK

• 7" R6658, CD CDR6658

1. "Love Steals Us from Loneliness"
2. "Hold On To Your Breath"

• CD 1 CDRS6658

1. "Love Steals Us from Loneliness"
2. "Gone Too Long"
3. "Don't Let Me Change"
4. "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" (video)
5. Making Of - CD-Rom Footage

• CD 2 CDR6658

1. "Love Steals Us from Loneliness"
2. "Hold On To Your Breath"

References

1. Drowned in Sound - Features - WARNINGS: “We’ve been listening to Elton John…”; PROMISES: "The next record will be more extreme..."