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So Much Love to Give

For the film, see So Much Love to Give (film).

"So Much Love to Give" is a 2002 single released by French house duo Together, consisting of DJ Falcon and Thomas Bangalter. The song contains a sample of "Love's Such a Wonderful Thing" by the Real Thing.[1]

"So Much Love to Give"
Single by Together
ReleasedDecember 2002
GenreFrench house
Length10:43
LabelRoulé
Composer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Thomas Bangalter
  • DJ Falcon
Together singles chronology
"Together"
(2000) 		"So Much Love to Give"
(2002)

The song received acclaim for its euphoric presentation and was considered one of the greatest dance songs. The Guardian recognized it as the fourth-best French touch track in 2024.[2]

Critical reception

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Vice's Ryan Bassil wrote that "the image of heaven – or a similarly flawless place – continues to be the thing I think about when I hear this song". Bassil wrote that the sample served as the song's bedrock, praising it as "a never-changing, constant, euphoric nebula." He said the combination of the vocal and the "warm, original" production made it "intoxicating", and felt that the repetition "creates a trance-like feeling, where the sounds become a kaleidoscope; where intimate and tiny details shift, but on a grand scale."[1] KCRW called it "a ten-plus minute epic that you may love, hate, grudgingly respect, and love again all within a single listen."[3] Pitchfork said it "bulldozes the path from repetition to delirium using the grand sum of seven words over 11 minutes".[4]

The Guardian's Ben Beaumont-Thomas praised "its 10 minutes of overwhelming euphoria, where a maximalist arrangement of in-the-red synths and repeated declaration of love is followed by the same maximalist arrangement of in-the-red synths and repeated declaration of love, this time with a whacking great bass drum added." He added that song has the ability to erase "the intellectual capacity of an entire dancefloor" when it is played.[2] Complex said it was "like an experiment: how much repetition could a listener or dancer take", and said that Falcon and Bangalter's answer was "given the right injection of euphoria ... a lot".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "So Much Love to Give" – 10:43

Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[6] 72
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 71
UK Dance (OCC)[8] 3

Freeloaders version

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"So Much Love to Give"
 
Single by Freeloaders featuring the Real Thing
Released2005
Length3:06
LabelAll Around the World
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dale Longworth
  • Kevin O'Toole
Freeloaders singles chronology
"So Much Love to Give"
(2005) 		"Now I'm Free (Freefalling)"
(2006)
The Real Thing singles chronology
"The Crime of Love"
(1989) 		"So Much Love to Give"
(2005)
Music video
"So Much Love to Give" on YouTube

A sample of "So Much Love to Give" was prominently used by British duo Freeloaders for their 2005 single also titled "So Much Love to Give". It was mastered at Propaganda Productions by Guy Lenzer and publishing by Sony Music. The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Flemish Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Track listing

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  1. "So Much Love to Give" (radio edit) – 3:06
  2. "So Much Love to Give" (extended mix) – 7:14
  3. "So Much Love to Give" (Morjac remix) – 6:12
  4. "So Much Love to Give" (Kenny Hayes remix) – 7:06
  5. "So Much Love to Give" (Basscore mix) – 7:11
  6. "So Much Love to Give" (Milk & Sugar remix) – 8:04
  7. "So Much Love to Give" (Freefunkt mix) – 6:36

The EP also included the music video for the song.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 98
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 65
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 32
Germany (GfK)[12] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 30
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[14] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 26
Scotland (OCC)[17] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 9
UK Dance (OCC)[19] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (2005) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 193

References

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  1. ^ a b Bassil, Ryan (5 December 2018). "This 00s Throwback is a Euphoric Lesson in Repetition". Vice. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (18 January 2024). "The 20 greatest French touch tracks – ranked!". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ Holcombe, Travis (30 June 2024). "Guest Mix: House legends Braxe + Falcon flex their French Touch". KCRW. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ Szatan, Gabriel (29 March 2022). "The Return of French House Pioneers Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ^ Ornah (12 May 2013). "A Guide to Daft Punk". Complex. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Issue 802" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing – So Much Love to Give" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing – So Much Love to Give" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing – So Much Love to Give" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – So Much Love to Give". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 14 April 2005". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Freeloaders feat. The Real Thing – So Much Love to Give" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  20. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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