They released three albums during the '90s, with their debut Electronic selling over a million copies worldwide. However, the follow-up Raise the Pressure, despite debuting in the UK Top 10, was a commercial flop by comparison. The group's highest charting singles is 1992's Disappointed, which reached #6 in the UK. The band's biggest American hit was 1989's Getting Away With It which reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Twisted Tenderness was released in 1999 and again hit the UK Top 10. This third and final studio album was co-produced by influential New York club DJ and dance producer Arthur Baker, with whom Sumner had previously worked on New Order's 1983 hit Confusion, amongst other songs. Marr and Sumner remained the only official members of the band, but were joined by Doves Jimi Goodwin on bass and Black Grape drummer Ged Lynch.
In September 2006 the duo's work was compiled on the album Get The Message - The Best Of Electronic.
If Youve Got Love
Electronic Lyrics
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And you mean everything to me
I can't get you out of my mind
You've got the face I want to see
(Yours is a)
Your never in when I'm around
(I come round)
If you lie to me I believe you
Yes I have to believe you
Stop if you've got love
Take all your faith and make it good
Bow down surrender
Follow love
And make it yours
For ever more
Why don't you
Stop if you've got love
Don't lose this race it's just too good
I hope it's me you're thinking of
Because I feel the need
You never know what's going on
But you tell me that I am wrong
If it was up to me I would leave you
But it isn't, I believe you
I would do anything I could
Just to make sure you understood
(It seems to me you understood)
That I wouldn't ever deceive you
Though I'd want to, I could not do
Stop if you've got love
Take all your faith and make it good
Bow down surrender
Follow love
And make it yours
For ever more
Why don't you
Stop if you've got love
Don't lose this race it's just too good
I hope it's me you're thinking of
Because I feel the need
The lyrics of "If You've Got Love" by Electronic seem to be about a person deeply in love with someone who may not always reciprocate or fully understand their feelings. The singer professes that their love interest is the only person they need and means everything to them. The lyrics also reveal a sense of wanting to be with the person and see their face all the time. However, the person is never around when the singer is there, and when the singer shows up, the love interest seems to hold onto them and not let them go. Despite these inconsistencies, the singer continues to believe in the love interest, even if they may lie.
The chorus encourages the love interest to stop if they have love and make it good by bowing down and surrendering to it. The singer tells the love interest to follow love and make it theirs forever instead of losing the race. Towards the end, the singer also confesses that they would do anything to make sure the love interest understood that they wouldn't deceive them, even though they might want to.
Overall, the lyrics seem to reflect the struggles and complexities of love and relationships, where one person may feel deeply attached and invested in the other, even if the other person may not always reciprocate or fully understand the depth of their feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
You are the only one I need
No one else can take your place in my heart
And you mean everything to me
You hold the key to my happiness and well-being
I can't get you out of my mind
Thoughts of you fill my every waking moment
You've got the face I want to see
Your presence brings me joy and comfort
Your never in when I'm around
I always seem to just miss you
When I turn up you turn (tie) me down
Just being near you captivates me and leaves me unable to leave
If you lie to me I believe you
I trust you completely, even if you are not truthful
Yes I have to believe you
I am unable to doubt your words or actions
Stop if you've got love
If you truly have love, then pause and give it your all
Take all your faith and make it good
Believe in your love and let it guide you to do what is right
Bow down surrender
Submit yourself to the power of love
Follow love
Allow love to lead you towards a bright future
And make it yours
Embrace love and let it become a part of your life
For ever more
Let love be a constant force in your life from now on
Why don't you
Why not take a chance on love?
Don't lose this race it's just too good
The opportunity of experiencing true love is too precious to let slip away
I hope it's me you're thinking of
I desire to hold a special place in your heart
Because I feel the need
My yearning for your love is intense
You never know what's going on
You seem to be oblivious to the feelings and situations around you
But you tell me that I am wrong
You often dismiss my perceptions and insights
If it was up to me I would leave you
If I had the choice, I am not sure if I would still be with you
But it isn't, I believe you
Despite my reservations, I still have faith in you and our love
I would do anything I could
I am willing to make any sacrifices to keep our love alive
Just to make sure you understood
In order for our love to thrive, it is crucial that you fully comprehend and reciprocate my feelings
(It seems to me you understood)
I believe that you finally comprehend the depth of my love and devotion
That I wouldn't ever deceive you
I could never betray your trust or break your heart
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BERNARD (GB 2) SUMNER, JOHNNY MARR, KARL BARTOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Blank_Frank
From an Elektric Music track to an Electronic one...
I often wonder how would have sounded the famous unreleased second Elektric Music album...
@chloriel47
What a beautiful music!!
@waynemorris8793
Quality upload of one of my favorite tunes, Thank you!!
@BenniRoR
No problem!
@antonioskoutsoyiannis5319
Excellent thought to give us piece by piece, song to a song, this great record, than all at once. It's more convinient for us. Thank you again for this precious gift. I often put in the same position this Electronic album with New Order's Low Life. The 80's deserved a record like Low Life, as the 90's were looking desperetally this Electronic masrepiece. Be well, and greetings from the south of our continent. Tony, Thessaloniki, Greece. Can you listen in some parts of the song the TB303? That must be K. Bartos. Tony.
@frommetoyou1981
I love this song like you do man! Its.....wow! Great album too.
@alexyang8440
one of the several tracks co-written with Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk on this album with a cover resembling that of "Technique"
@frommetoyou1981
Should have been a floor filling 90s classic.
@flamboyant17
LOVE IT!!!!!
@Felipe-nv4mm
5'01'' climax time