Songoftheday 1/25/21 - Always been told that I've got too much pride, too independant to have you by my side...
"Show Me Love" - Robyn
from the album Robyn Is Here (1995 Sweden/1997 USA)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #7 (three weeks)
Weeks in the Top-40: 21
Today's song of the day comes from Swedish singer Robyn, who had cracked the American pop top ten in the summer of 1997 with her single "Do You Know (What It Takes)". The second single released here would be the midtempo groove of "Show Me Love". Written by Robyn with producer Max Martin, the song has her ready to settle down as long as he can prove his passion and fidelity. This is all against a beautifully melodic backdrop that sounds like a cousin to TLC's "Waterfalls". That chorus is so damn anthemic that it basically forces me to sing in the car anytime I heard it, and apparently enough other fans had the same reaction, as it followed her American debut to the top tier of the charts...
"Show Me Love" became Robyn's second (at so far, most recent) top ten pop hit in the U.S. in November of 1997. The song also climbed to #26 on Billboard magazine's Adult Top-40 radio chart, and even made the R&B list at #44. Internationally, the single reached the top ten in Canada (#2), the UK (#8), and New Zealand (#10). It also placed in the Top-40 in Belgium (#12F), Sweden (#14), the Netherlands (#27), Australia (#34), and France (#36). It would be Robyn's last hit on the official Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, but another cut made the airplay top-40 and will be an upcoming SOTD.
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Here is Robyn performing live (to track) on Top Of The Pops in 1997...
And lastly, stripped down for an encore at her concert in Los Angeles in 2008...
Up tomorrow: Singer/songwriter says if you stay, she'll say yes.
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