IT Must Be Love (Labi Siffre Song)

It Must Be Love (Labi Siffre Song)

"It Must Be Love" is a song written and originally recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre. It was also recorded by ska/pop band Madness in 1981.

The song was featured in the 1989 movie, The Tall Guy starring Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson and Emma Thompson. Suggs, lead vocalist of Madness, also appeared in the movie whilst singing this song. The single was reissued to tie in with the film but was not a hit on that occasion.

A version with altered lyrics was used to advertise Midland Bank in 1994, and Madness' version was also used to advertise LoveFilm in 2009. Siffre's original version also appeared in a 2007 UK television advertisement for Vodafone. In 2011, a cover version by Newton Faulkner was used to advertise the Samsung Galaxy S II in the United Kingdom. In 2012, a cover version was used in a Lovefilm.com advertisement in the UK. and Madness' version was used to advertise in the United States for Volkswagen.

The singer of the Belgian group Arid, Jasper Steverlinck, also released a cover of this song