Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, 'Grinding rock ballad is etched with crunchy chords and vocals that conjure up memories of various old '60s pop favorites. The song, which has a different introduction from the Troggs' version, was released on. Singer Marti Pellow related that the decision to pick 'Love is All Around' was an easy choice 'because we knew we could make it our own'. The band got to pick between three choices of songs, the other two being ' I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor and ' Can't Smile Without You' by Barry Manilow. Richard Curtis approached Scottish band Wet Wet Wet about recording a cover song to soundtrack his film Four Weddings and a Funeral. Wet Wet Wet version 'Love Is All Around'įrom the album Four Weddings and a Funeral and Picture This On the UK Singles Chart top 50, the record debuted at number 50 on 18 October 1967 (using the Wednesday date system) (date derived from 21 October 1967 and 28 October 1967 ), peaked at number 5 on 22 November 1967 (using the Wednesday date system) (date derived from 25 November 1967 ), and appeared 15 straight times. Wet Wet Wet's cover, for the soundtrack to the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral, was an international hit and spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart. R.E.M.'s cover was a B-side on their 1991 ' Radio Song' single, and they also played it during their first appearance at MTV's Unplugged series that same year. 'Love Is All Around' has been covered by numerous artists, including R.E.M., with whom the Troggs subsequently recorded their 1992 comeback album Athens Andover. On the Hot 100, the record entered at number 98 on 24 February 1968, peaked at number 7 on, was on the chart a total of 16 weeks, and ranked number 40 for all of 1968. The song was first released as a single in the UK in October 1967, peaking at number 5. It was written by lead singer Reg Presley and was purportedly inspired by a television transmission of the Joy Strings Salvation Army band's 'Love That's All Around'. ' Love Is All Around' is a song recorded by English rock band the Troggs, featuring a string quartet and a 'tick tock' sound on percussion, in D-major.

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