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Encyclopedia > Coz I Luv You
"Coz I Luv You"
Single by Slade
B-side(s) My Life is Natural
Genre Hard rock/Glam rock
Length 3:24
Writer(s) Noddy Holder/Jim Lea
Producer(s) Chas Chandler
Peak chart positions
  • #1 United Kingdom

Coz I Luv You is a popular song by Slade. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... David Bowie as Glam superstar Ziggy Stardust on the cover of his 1973 Album Aladdin Sane. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire on 15 June 1946) is an English musician and actor best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. ... James Whild Lea, was born on June 14, 1949 at The Melbourne Arms pub in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Bryan James Chas Chandler (born 18 December 1938, died 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's second hit single in the UK and the first of six number one singles. The song originated in a jam and was written in less than 30 minutes. Typical of Slade's brash, stomping glam style, it prominently featured Jim Lea's electric violin and quickly reached #1 on the UK singles chart, where it stayed for four weeks in November 1971. Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire on 15 June 1946) is an English musician and actor best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. ... James Whild Lea, was born on June 14, 1949 at The Melbourne Arms pub in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. ... Bryan James Chas Chandler (born 18 December 1938, died 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts. ... David Bowie as Glam superstar Ziggy Stardust on the cover of his 1973 Album Aladdin Sane. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...


The song was later used in the film Velvet Goldmine and in an advert for the Ford Transit van. Velvet Goldmine (1998) is a film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. ... The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe. ...


Recently, the song has been covered by James Blunt at his live concerts and by Böhse Onkelz for their single "Keine Amnestie für MTV". James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, February 22, 1974) is an English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases — especially the number one hit Youre Beautiful — brought him to fame in 2005. ... The Böhse Onkelz (German böse Onkels - evil uncles) were one of Germanys most successful rock groups. ...


More recently the song was used in the casting of BBC drama, Life on Mars. Life on Mars is a BAFTA- and International Emmy award-winning British television drama series, which was first shown on BBC One in January and February 2006. ...


The song plays on series two, episode four as a group of swingers in middle-class suburbia dine at a wife swapping party. Swinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is non-monogamous sexual activity, treated much like any other social activity, that can be experienced as a couple. ...


The song also features in the film El Lobo, a political thriller revolving around the Spanish terrorist group ETA. El Lobo (The Wolf in English) is a film directed by Miguel Courtois. ... or ETA (Basque for Basque Homeland and Freedom; IPA pronunciation: [) is a paramilitary Basque nationalist organization. ...

Preceded by
"Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
UK number one single
November 13, 1971
Succeeded by
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)" by Benny Hill


 
 

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