Love in Motion (Icehouse song)

Infobox Single
Name = Love in Motion


Caption = 1981 Australian 7" release
Artist = Icehouse
from Album =
A-side = "Love in Motion"
B-side = "Goodnight, Mr. Matthews"
Released = 26 October 1981
Format = 7" Vinyl Single
Recorded = 15 July 1981 London
Genre = Synthpop/New Wave/Post-punk/Rock
Length = 3:41
Label = Regular Records
Writer = Iva Davies
Producer = Steve Nye, Iva Davies
Reviews =
Certification =
Chart position = #30 (Australia)
Last single = "Icehouse" (1981)
This single = "Love in Motion" (1981)
Next single = "Great Southern Land" (1982)

"Love in Motion" is the first new material released by Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse as a 7" Vinyl Single-only in October 1981 on Regular Records for the Australian market.cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030517224039/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=937 |format=doc |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |accessdate=2008-07-07] The band had been known as Flowers until 27 June 1981 after which they changed their name to Icehouse, [cite web |url=http://www.spellbound-icehouse.org/storynew1.html |title=The Icehouse story - early years |last=Davies |first=Neville |publisher="Spellbound" fanzine |accessdate=2008-07-07 ] they had signed to Chrysalis Records and most of Flowers' material was released under the new name into Europe, UK and US markets. "Love in Motion" peaked at #10 on the Australian singles charts.cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-07-07 ] The B-side, "Goodnight, Mr. Matthews" was included on the 1982 album "Primitive Man" with "Love in Motion" included on the Chrysalis Records US / European versions of the album, the UK 1983 version of the album was re-titled "Love in Motion".

Both tracks of the single were written by Flowers / Icehouse founder and mainstay Iva Daviescite web |publisher=APRA |title=APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm |accessdate=2008-06-30 Note: requires user to input song title e.g. LOVE IN MOTION] who recorded the tracks while Icehouse were on tour in London using the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5,cite web |url=http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artist,w_artist,49247 |title=Artist: Icehouse |publisher=Warner Music Australia |accessdate=2008-07-07 ] and produced them with Steve Nye.cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/i/icehouse.html?k |title=The Flowers / Icehouse |publisher=Australian Rock Database |editor=Magnus Holmgren |accessdate=2008-06-11 ] In 1992, Icehouse released a compilation album "Masterfile" on Massive Records, which included the Davies duet with Christina Amphlett of Divinyls on "Love in Motion" also released as a CD-single. A 1996 Icehouse compilation was called "Love in Motion" and released by dIVA / Massive Records. A remix version by Wicked Beat Sound System was released on the Icehouse album "Meltdown" in 2002.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39ftxqraldse~T2 |title="Meltdown" credits |publisher=allmusic guide |accessdate=2008-07-16 ]

Tracklisting

All tracks written by Iva Davies.

1981 single (Australian/NZ release)

# "Love in Motion" - 3:41
# "Goodnight, Mr. Matthews" - 4:00

1992 single (featuring Christina Amphlett)

# "Love in Motion" (single edit)
# "Love in Motion" (7" with Lenin version)
# "Crazy" (original version)
# "Love in Motion" (original Laswell version)

Chart position

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