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"Native Love (Step By Step)"
Single by Divine
from the album Jungle Jezebel
Released1982
Genre Hi-NRG [1]
LabelBreak Records
Songwriter(s) Bobby Orlando
Producer(s) Bobby Orlando
Divine singles chronology
"Born To Be Cheap"
(1981)
"Native Love (Step By Step)"
(1982)
" Shoot Your Shot"
(1982)
Audio
"Native Love (Step by Step)" on YouTube

"Native Love (Step By Step)" is a single by American performance artist Divine, released in 1982. The song also appeared on Divine's first album, Jungle Jezebel (titled My First Album in some territories), in 1982 [2] [3] and was later reissued on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far. [4] It was produced by Bobby Orlando.

Chart performance

"Native Love (Step By Step)" became Divine's first single to chart on the Dutch Singles Chart. It debuted at #37 before climbing to and peaking at #28 in its second week. The song spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart. [5]

"Native Love (Step By Step)" remains Divine's highest charting song on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs, where it peaked at #21.

Track listing

  • Dutch Vinyl, 12-inch single [6]
  1. "Native Love (Step By Step) (Dance Mix)" - 5:10
  2. "Native Love (Step By Step) (Remixed Version/ USA Remix)" - 8:13

Song usage

"Native Love (Step By Step)" was used in the movie An Englishman in New York. [7]

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
Position
Dutch Singles Chart [8] 28
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs [9] 21

References

  1. ^ Walters, Barry (6 July 1999). "Enter Planet Love". The Village Voice. Retrieved 31 March 2015. Divine's "Native Love," a rowdy hi-NRG anthem previously pillaged by Nitzer Ebb, the Prodigy, even New Order.
  2. ^ "ultratop.be - Divine - My First Album".
  3. ^ "Divine - Jungle Jezebel".
  4. ^ "Divine - the Story So Far".
  5. ^ Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  6. ^ Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  7. ^ Divine (I) - Filmography IMDb. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  8. ^ Divine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  9. ^ Divine - Billboard Singles Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-14.