House of Love (RuPaul song)

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"House of Love"
File:Rupaul houseoflove.JPG
Single by RuPaul
from the album Supermodel of the World
Released1993
GenreDance
Length3:31
LabelTommy Boy Records
Songwriter(s)
RuPaul singles chronology
"A Shade Shady (Now Prance)"
(1993) 		"House of Love"
(1993) 		"Everybody Dance"
(1993)

"House of Love" is a 1993 song by American drag queen RuPaul, released as his third major-label single, and fifth single overall from his debut album, Supermodel of the World. It did not chart in the US as it was previously released as a Double A-Side to the 1992 single "Supermodel (You Better Work)". It did however reach the Top 40 in the UK.

Critical reception

Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, that "House of Love" is "an unremarkable bit of disco pop that is unliklely really to progress much further - however sexy he may look on the sleeve."[1] Alan Jones from Music Week said "this is RuPaul's finest song", adding, "a charming, mid-tempo house groove, House Of Love is currently thriving on the club circuit thanks to mixes by T-Empo and Eric Kupper. It should now steer its way into the Top 40."[2] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it a "jiggly pleasant singalong".[3]

Versions

The "Supermodel (You Better Work)" CD single featured three versions of "House of Love".

  1. "House of Love" (7" Radio version)
  2. "House of Love" (12" version)
  3. "House of Love" (Dub)

These tracks were the last three tracks on the CD single.

UK Maxi CD Single

  1. "House of Love" (Radio Edit)
  2. "House of Love" (T-Empo's Kitsch Bitch Club Mix)
  3. "House of Love" (T-Empo's Kitsch Dub)
  4. "House of Love" (Eric Kupper 12" Mix)
  5. "House of Love" (Diss Dub Mix)

The single was released in various formats, though the most common was a UK CD single. The song itself is typical of early 1990s' house music; the theme of the song expounds on RuPaul's early persona of the "drag queen with a heart of gold". It is an anthem about welcoming all different types of people into your heart.

Charts

Chart (1993-94) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 40
UK Dance (Music Week) (1993)[5] 16
UK Dance (Music Week) (1994)[6] 19

References

  1. ^ Masterton, James (September 12, 1993). "Week Ending September 18th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (May 14, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (May 7, 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "RuPaul: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 18, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 21, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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