Find My Love

1988 single by Fairground Attraction

"Find My Love"

Single by Fairground Attraction

from the album The First of a Million Kisses

A-side

"Find My Love"

B-side

"Watching the Party"

Released

11 July 1988^[1]

Length

3:45

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Mark E. Nevin

Producer(s)

Fairground Attraction

Fairground Attraction singles chronology

"Perfect"
(1988)

"Find My Love"
(1988)

"A Smile in a Whisper"
(1988)

"Find My Love" is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released as their second single from their debut album The First of a Million Kisses in July 1988. As with much of their debut album, the words and music of the song are written by Mark Nevin.

The single peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart.^[2] It was their last single to reach a top 40 position. The song also reached the top 10 in Austria and Ireland, where it peaked at number 3 and 6, respectively.^[3]

Musically, "Find My Love" is characterised by its use of the Spanish guitar.^[4]

Track listings

7" single

"Find My Love"
"Watching the Party"

12" single

"Find My Love"
"Watching the Party"
"You Send Me"
"Ay Fond Kiss"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	86
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	24
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	34
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	7
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	89

References

^ Smith, Robin (2 July 1988). "News: Another Attraction". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ "Find My Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ Blythe, Daniel (2002). The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop. Allison & Busby. p. 145. ISBN 0-7490-0534-3.
^ "Fw: ARIA Charts Peak". Imgur. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Find My Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Fairground Attraction - Find My Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Fairground Attraction – Find My Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 12.