Love Is Like Oxygen

"Love Is Like Oxygen" is a song by English glam rock band Sweet that was released in January 1978. It was co-written by the group's guitarist Andy Scott, and Trevor Griffin, a musician who had played with various unsuccessful bands before becoming a roadie and sound engineer.^[7] The song was a departure from earlier recordings by Sweet, which were more guitar-driven, and featured high vocal harmonies. The extended album version of the song (6 minutes 57 seconds), which appeared on their album Level Headed, incorporates strings and has some disco elements.

B-side"Cover Girl"

Released6 January 1978^[1]

Recorded1977

Genre

• Glam rock^[2][3]
• progressive rock^[4]
• power pop^[5]
• disco-rock^[6]

Quick facts Single by Sweet, from the album Level Headed ...

"Love Is Like Oxygen"
Single by Sweet
from the album Level Headed
B-side	"Cover Girl"
Released	6 January 1978[1]
Recorded	1977
Genre	Glam rock[2][3] progressive rock[4] power pop[5] disco-rock[6]
Length	6:57 (album version) 3:46 (single version)
Label	Polydor Capitol
Songwriters	Andy Scott Trevor Griffin
Producer	Sweet
Sweet singles chronology
"Funk It Up" (1977) "Love Is Like Oxygen" (1978) "California Nights" (1978)
"Love Is Like Oxygen"
France single
"Love Is Like Oxygen"
Netherlands single

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Their first release on the Polydor label after their departure from RCA, it was also their last Top 10 hit, reaching No. 4 in New Zealand; No. 6 in Switzerland; No. 8 in Belgium, Canada, and the United States; No. 9 in the United Kingdom and Australia; and No. 10 in West Germany.

Later that year it was honoured with a Song of the Year nomination at the Ivor Novello Awards, but it lost to "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. The song is frequently included on greatest hits compilations, usually in its edited single version.