Love Is Strong

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"Love Is Strong"

Single by Rolling Stones
from the album Voodoo Lounge
Released	July 5, 1994
Format	7" vinyl, cassette, 3 x CD
Recorded	July - August, November - December 1993
Genre	Rock
Length	3 min 49 s
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	Don Was & The Glimmer Twins
Chart positions
#14 (UK) #91 (US)
Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Ruby Tuesday" (1991)	"Love Is Strong" (1994)	"You Got Me Rocking" (1994)

"Love Is Strong" is a song by English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge.

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Love Is Strong" is a brooding number about a brief encounter between the singer and an unnamed stranger which leads the singer to an almost obsessive search for stranger.

“

Your love is strong and you're so sweet; You make me hard, you make me weak; Love is strong and you're so sweet, And some day, baby, we've got to meet...

”

“

What are you scared of, baby?; It's more than just a dream;I need some time; We make a beautiful team...

”

The song is techinically a "hybrid" of sorts, composed of pieces from both Jagger and Richards, typical of many songs from Voodoo Lounge. Recording began in September, 1993 at Ron Wood's home in Ireland and continued at A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles in 1994. The song is notable for Jagger's use of a harmonica, a trademark instrument for him rarely utilized in the Stones' middle period work.

Released as the first single from the album, "Love Is Strong" became very popular in Europe and received significant airplay in the United States, going to number 14 in the United Kingdom. The song is purhaps best remembered for its popular music video. Directed by David Fincher, the black and white video shows giant versions of the Stones (as well as a few residents) rambling about New York City.