When you were young and on your own How did it feel to be alone I was always thinking of games that I was playing Trying to make the best of my time But only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart But if your world should fall apart I have a friend I've never seen He hides his head inside a dream Someone should call him and see if he can come out Try to lose the down that he's found But only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart But if your world should fall apart I was always thinking I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I, I I, I I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing
When you were young and on your own How did it feel to be alone I was always thinking of games that I was playing Trying to make the best of my time But only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart But if your world should fall apart I have a friend I've never seen He hides his head inside a dream Someone should call him and see if he can come out Try to lose the down that he's found But only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart But if your world should fall apart I was always thinking I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I was always thinking of I, I I, I I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing I was always thinking of games that I was playing
A faixa "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" foi gravada no dia 30 de janeiro de 1990 na casa da mãe do engenheiro Ian Catt, em Pollards Hill, e lançada em maio do mesmo ano.
O vocal da música foi cantado por Moira Lambert, da banda cult indie Faith Over Reason, que posteriormente lançou material solo sob o nome Moira.
O B-side da edição 12" apresenta uma versão remixada em que a melodia é acentuada por um melodica tocado por Pete Astor, o que inspirou o remix aclamado de Andrew Weatherall.
O single foi gravado em apenas uma tarde, junto com a faixa "Kiss and Make Up", demonstrando a intenção inicial dos membros do Saint Etienne de produzir covers com vocalistas rotativos.
Durante a gravação, o engenheiro Ian Catt relatou que a equipe tentou fazer a música em compasso 4/4, enquanto a composição original era em compasso 3/4, refletindo uma tensão criativa na produção.
A produção da faixa foi conduzida pelo próprio Saint Etienne, que manteve um estilo de gravação rápido e direto, com misturas feitas ao vivo no local.
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