Only Love (Ben Howard song)

"Only Love" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Ben Howard from his debut studio album Every Kingdom (2011). It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012 as a digital download and on CD. It entered the UK singles chart at number 80 and rose to 37 the following week. The song was written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond and Darren Lawson. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer. A live performance of the song at the Brit Awards 2013 where Howard won two awards, was released on 20 February 2013 as a digital download single. This version helped the single reach its peak chart position of 9.^[1]

"Only Love"
Single by Ben Howard
from the album Every Kingdom
Released	4 May 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Folk indie folk reggae folk
Length	4:09
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Ben Howard
Producer(s)	Chris Bond Darren Lawson
Ben Howard singles chronology
"The Wolves" (2012) "Only Love" (2012) "Old Pine (Everything Everything Remix)" (2012)
Music video
"Only Love" on YouTube

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Only Love" was released onto YouTube on 8 May 2012 with a total length of three minutes and fifty-three seconds, in colour, at a variety of resolutions, running at twenty-five frames per second (progressive scan).^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only Love"	4:09
2.	"Only Love" (Roni Size Remix)	4:23
Total length:		8:32

Live at the BRITs 2013

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only Love (Live at the BRITs 2013)"	3:40
Total length:		3:40

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2011–13) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[3] 37 Scotland (OCC)[4] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[5] 9 UK Streaming Chart[6] 23 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] 49 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] 131 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12]	Gold	30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[13]	Gold	45,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	4 May 2012[16]	Digital Download, CD	Island