Show Me Love (Robyn song)


"Show Me Love" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn. It was released in October 1997 as a single from her debut studio album, Robyn Is Here. The song is her fourth Swedish, third UK and second US single. The song is sometimes confused with Robin S.'s 1993 hit "Show Me Love" because of identical song titles and similar first names; however, the two songs are not related.

History

In her home country, "Show Me Love" became Robyn's fourth hit, peaking at number 14, lower than "Do You Know " and "Do You Really Want Me ", which both went top 10.
In the US, the single peaked at number seven, her second consecutive top 10 hit. In the UK, "Show Me Love" became Robyn's first of two top 20 hits from Robyn Is Here and her first top 10 hit, peaking at number eight. In December 1997 the single received a Gold certification from the RIAA in recognition of 500,000 copies sold in the US. It was Robyn's last top 10 and remains her last charting single on the Hot 100 to date. In United Kingdom it is Robyn’s fourth biggest hit, with 113,000 sales and 1.22 million audio streams.
In 2008, a re-recorded version of the song appeared on the special edition of Robyn's eponymous album.

Critical reception

from Billboard described the song as a "far more seductive tone of this jeep-pop confection" than her earlier hit single, "Do You Know ". He noted that Robyn "proves her capability to handle a meaty tune with a respectable degree of soul. She tweaks the song's ear-grabbing chorus and muscular bassline with subtle improvisations and an assertive edge that impresses." CantStopThePop stated that on the song "she’s dropping her guard and committing herself to a teen-pop romance". They added that the chorus is "spectacularly catchy".

Usage in media

The song was performed in 1997 on the television series All That and features on the soundtrack of TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. It was also played at the very end of the Swedish film Show Me Love. The film was originally titled Fucking Åmål but was retitled for distribution in the English-speaking world after the name of the song.
In 2019 the song was featured in the West End musical & Juliet.

Track listing

European single

  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:27
  2. "Show Me Love" – 5:08
  3. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  4. "Do You Know " – 4:59
  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:27
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  3. "Show Me Love" – 5:08
  4. "Show Me Love" – 8:08
  5. "Show Me Love" – 7:18

    Swedish single

  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:27

    US single

  1. "Show Me Love" – 3:50
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  1. "Show Me Love" – 4:53
  2. "Show Me Love" – 8:08
  3. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  4. "Show Me Love" – 5:08
Side A
  1. "Show Me Love" – 8:08
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:53
Side B
  1. "Show Me Love" – 4:28
  2. "Show Me Love" – 7:18
Side A
  1. "Show Me Love" – 8:22
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:58
Side B
  1. "Show Me Love" – 6:41
  2. "Show Me Love" – 4:53

    Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Canada Top Singles 41
Canada Adult Contemporary 80
UK Singles 163
US Billboard Hot 10029

Certifications