Labelled with Love

1981 single by Squeeze

"Labelled with Love"

Single by Squeeze
from the album  East Side Story
Released| 25 September 1981 (UK)
Recorded| 1980
Genre|

* Country[1]
* new wave

Length| 4:44
Label| A&M
Songwriter(s)| Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford
Producer(s)| Roger Bechirian, Elvis Costello
Squeeze singles chronology
| "Tempted"
(1981)  | "Labelled with Love"
(1981)  | "Messed Around"
(1981)

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Music video
"Labelled With Love" at TopPop on YouTube

"Labelled with Love" is a song by Squeeze, released as the third single from the band's fourth album, East Side Story. It was the last Squeeze single to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 4 in 1981.[2] The song was written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford.[3] Live versions of the track appeared on the live albums, A Round and a Bout (1990) and Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1999).[3]

Difford and Tilbrook used the title in a 1983 musical.[4]

## Critical reception

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Bryan Wawzenek of Diffuser compiled a list of country songs by alternative, indie and punk artists.[1] He proclaimed "Labelled with Love" to adorn both musical and lyrical "country hallmarks", with themes pertaining to "drinking and heartbreak" and instrumentation of "moseying beat and Nashville piano."[1]

## Track listing

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1. "Labelled with Love" (4:44)
2. "Squabs on Forty Fab" (4:45)

## Charts

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Chart (1981)  | Peak
position

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Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 46
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 4

## References

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1. ^ a b c Wawzenek, Bryan (24 October 2016). "Y'allternative: 33 Times Alternative Rock went Country". Diffuser. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 522/3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. ^ a b "Labelled with Love - Squeeze". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
4. ^ "Glenn Tilbrook | New Music And Songs |". Mtv.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010.
5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Labelled with Love". Irish Singles Chart.
6. ^ "Squeeze – Labelled with Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. ^ "Squeeze: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

## External links

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* Squeeze discography at Squeezenet
* Top of the Pops rendition via YouTube

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Squeeze

* Chris Difford
* Glenn Tilbrook
* Stephen Large
* Simon Hanson
* Steve Smith
* Owen Biddle
* Melvin Duffy

* Jools Holland
* Gilson Lavis
* John Bentley
* Paul Carrack
* Don Snow
* Christopher Holland
* Keith Wilkinson
* Andy Metcalfe
* Matt Irving
* Pete Thomas
* Kevin Wilkinson
* Ash Soan
* Steve Nieve
* Nick Harper
* Yolanda Charles

Studio albums|

* Squeeze
* Cool for Cats
* Argybargy
* East Side Story
* Sweets from a Stranger
* Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
* Babylon and On
* Frank
* Play
* Some Fantastic Place
* Ridiculous
* Domino
* Spot the Difference
* Cradle to the Grave
* The Knowledge

EPs|

* Packet of Three

Compilations|

* Singles – 45's and Under

Singles|

* "Take Me I'm Yours"
* "Bang Bang"
* "Goodbye Girl"
* "Cool for Cats"
* "Up the Junction"
* "Slap and Tickle"
* "Christmas Day"
* "Another Nail in My Heart"
* "If I Didn't Love You"
* "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
* "Farfisa Beat"
* "Is That Love"
* "Tempted"
* "Labelled with Love"
* "Messed Around"
* "Black Coffee in Bed"
* "When the Hangover Strikes"
* "I've Returned"
* "Annie Get Your Gun"
* "Last Time Forever"
* "Hits of the Year"
* "Heartbreaking World"
* "Hourglass"
* "If It's Love"
* "Love Circles"
* "Sunday Street"
* "Satisfied"
* "Crying in My Sleep"
* "Third Rail"
* "Everything in the World"
* "Some Fantastic Place"
* "Loving You Tonight"
* "It's Over"
* "Heaven Knows"
* "Down in the Valley"

Other songs|

* "I Think I'm Go Go"
* "In Quintessence"
* "The Elephant Ride"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Band members
* Difford & Tilbrook
* Difford & Tilbrook (album)
* "Love's Crashing Waves"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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