Love Plus One

"Love Plus One" is a 1982 single by the British new wave band Haircut One Hundred from their debut album Pelican West. It was the band's biggest hit in their native UK, where it reached No. 3 and was certified gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 400,000 copies.

Release

The single was released in the UK in January 1982, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 36 and quickly moving up to No. 12 two weeks later, eventually reaching No. 3. It stayed in the top 40 for a total of 11 weeks, ending up being the 14th best-selling single in the UK that year.

The single was the band's only hit in the United States, where it peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it 79 on their list "100 Best Songs of 1982". The song ranked at No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s.[citation needed]

Critical reception

"Love Plus One" was Single of the Week in Smash Hits, where Ian Birch described the song as "a nifty mover with plenty of interesting details" and predicted it would become an even bigger hit than "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)".

Track listing

UK release

• 7" single (Arista CLIP2)

1. "Love Plus One" – 3:35
2. "Marine Boy" – 3:33

Timings are not stated on the UK release although are specified on certain overseas releases.

• 12" single (Arista CLIP121)

1. "Love Plus One" – 5:39
2. "Marine Boy" – 4:56

US release

• 7" single (Arista AS 0672)

1. "Love Plus One" – 3:35
2. "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" – 3:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts