Rage to Love

"Rage to Love"
"Rage to Love"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Teases & Dares
B-side	"Putty in Your Hands"
Released	15 April 1985
Recorded	1984
Studio	Select Sound Studios, Knebworth
Genre	Rockabilly
Length	4:21 (Album Version); 3:50 (7" Version)
Label	MCA
Songwriters	Ricki Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer	Ricki Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology

B-side"Putty in Your Hands"

Released15 April 1985^[1]

Recorded1984

StudioSelect Sound Studios, Knebworth

"Rage to Love" is the third and final single from Teases & Dares,^[4] the fourth studio album by the English pop singer Kim Wilde. Released in April 1985, the song was remixed by Dave Edmunds for its release as a single. It became Wilde's biggest UK hit for three years, reaching the UK Top 20. The B-side —a cover version of the Shirelles' "Putty in Your Hands"—is an exclusive non-album track. A six-minute extended version of "Rage to Love" was included on the 12" single.

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Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	94
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)^[6]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[7]	19
Germany (GfK)^[8]	45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	28

v t e Kim Wilde
Studio albums	Kim Wilde Select Catch as Catch Can Teases & Dares Another Step Close Love Moves Love Is Now & Forever Never Say Never Come Out and Play Snapshots Wilde Winter Songbook Here Come the Aliens Closer
Live albums	Aliens Live
Remix albums	The Remix Collection
Compilations	The Very Best of Kim Wilde The Singles Collection 1981–1993 The Very Best of Kim Wilde The Hits Collection Pop Don't Stop: Greatest Hits
Singles	"Kids in America" "Chequered Love" "Water on Glass" "Cambodia" "View from a Bridge" "Child Come Away" "Love Blonde" "Dancing in the Dark" "House of Salome" "The Second Time" "The Touch" "Rage to Love" "Schoolgirl" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "Another Step (Closer to You)" "Say You Really Want Me" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Hey Mister Heartache" "You Came" "Never Trust a Stranger" "Four Letter Word" "Love in the Natural Way" "It's Here" "Time" "Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)" "I Can't Say Goodbye" "World in Perfect Harmony" "Love Is Holy" "Heart over Mind" "Who Do You Think You Are" "Million Miles Away" "If I Can't Have You" "Kids in America 1994" "Breakin' Away" "This I Swear" "Shame" "Loved" "Born to Be Wild" "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" "You Came (2006)" "Perfect Girl" "It's Alright" "Sleeping Satellite" "To France" "Ever Fallen in Love" "F U Kristmas!"
Featured singles	"Les nuits sans Kim Wilde"
Related articles	Discography Marty Wilde Ricky Wilde

Rage to Love

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