Real Love Song

Album: Moral Panic (2020)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song originated with an Kuala Lumpur interviewer asking Nothing But Thieves why they hadn't recorded more tunes about romantic relationships. The band replied they felt that the topic was overworked and rarely captures the harsh realities of love.

    However, the band decided to take on board the interviewer's observation and record a "real love song." Rather than writing an idealistic Hollywood-esque tune about romance, Nothing But Thieves' version is "about the darker side of love - the painful, unrequited kind. It's love lost or love never gained."
  • Nothing But Thieves recorded the song for their third album, Moral Panic. The record finds the band reuniting with producer Mike Crossey (The 1975, Arctic Monkeys and Wolf Alice), who also helmed their second set.
  • Basak Erol, a Turkish-American director based in London, shot the video. The trippy, animated clip showcases the dreamlike story of three characters seeking love in the wrong places combined with gritty performance footage of Nothing But Thieves.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Lita Ford

Lita FordSongwriter Interviews

Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.

Pam Tillis

Pam TillisSongwriter Interviews

The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.

Jon Oliva of Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Jon Oliva of Trans-Siberian OrchestraSongwriter Interviews

Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.

Joe Elliott of Def Leppard

Joe Elliott of Def LeppardSongwriter Interviews

The Def Leppard frontman talks about their "lamentable" hit he never thought of as a single, and why he's juiced by his Mott The Hoople cover band.

Tony Joe White

Tony Joe WhiteSongwriter Interviews

The writer of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" explains how he cooks up his Louisiana swamp rock.

Early Days of MTV

Early Days of MTVFact or Fiction

If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.