Still Loving You Explained
"Still Loving You" is a power ballad[5] by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released in June 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album, Love at First Sting (1984). The song reached number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was most successful in Europe, reaching the top 5 in several countries.
Background
Rudolf Schenker already composed parts of the melody around 1976, but the lead guitarist at the time, Uli Jon Roth, rejected the song as too commercial. It was not until 1983 that the composition was completed and singer Klaus Meine added the lyrics. In an interview with Songfacts, Schenker explained: "It's a story about a love affair, where they recognized it may be over - but let's try again".[6]
Music video
The music video was released on 3 July 1984,[7] and was filmed in Dallas, Texas, at Reunion Arena.
In the media
The song can be heard in the police procedural television series Cold Case, in the episode "It's Raining Men" (2004). "Still Loving You" is also featured in the television show Patinando por un sueño and Polish comedy film Gotowi na wszystko. Exterminator (2018).
Track listing
Original version (1984)
Single (Harvest 20 0329 7)
- "Still Loving You" - 4:48
- "Holiday" - 6:31 (taken from the album Lovedrive)
Remix (1992)
CD single (Harvest 1 C 560-204675-2)
- "Still Loving You" (Remix) – 6:12
- "Still Loving You" (Radio edit) – 3:58
- "Media Overkill" – 3:34 (taken from the album Savage Amusement)
Personnel
Charts
Year-end charts
Other versions
- A remixed version of the studio album version was included on Scorpions' 1992 album Still Loving You. The remixed version was also released as a single in Germany and some other European countries.
- A symphonic metal version of the song, featuring the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, was recorded for Scorpions' 2000 album Moment of Glory.
- An unplugged version was recorded for Scorpions' 2001 album Acoustica.
- A "sequel" of the song was recorded for Scorpions' 2010 album Sting in the Tail, entitled "SLY", an acronym for "Still Loving You".
- Two versions of the song were recorded for Scorpions' 2011 album Comeblack: a regular version and a Frenglish version featuring Amandine Bourgeois.
- In 2023, American singer Anastacia recorded a version of "Still Loving You" for her album Our Songs.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: The Great Rock Discography. 1995. 721 . 9780862415419 . Strong . Martin Charles .
- Web site: Bowar. Chad. Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s. 24 February 2021. LiveAbout. en.
- Web site: Every Rose Has Its Thorn: A Tribute to the Syrupy-Sweet Sounds of '80s Hair-Metal Ballads. 11 June 2021. SPIN.
- Web site: 15 August 2018 . 30 Jahre 'Rhythm of Love' von den Scorpions - Henning Uhle . 16 September 2022 . de.
- Web site: The 10 best hard rock and heavy metal love songs. AXS. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714181753/https://www.axs.com/the-10-best-hard-rock-and-heavy-metal-love-songs-75834. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: Still Loving You . Songfacts.com . 6 May 2010.
- Web site: Scorpions - "Still loving you" . mvdbase.com . 13 August 2012 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172705/http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=24698 . dead .
- News: Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica. La Opinión (Los Angeles). es. 3 November 2023. 20 April 1986. 20.
- Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985. hitparade.ch. 26 November 2020.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1987. Ultratop. 26 November 2020.
- Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987. Dutch Top 40. 26 November 2020.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987. dutchcharts.nl. 26 November 2020.
- Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2012. SNEP. fr. 26 November 2020.
- Web site: Anastacia – Our Songs. Retro Pop Magazine. 18 September 2023. 27 September 2023.
