Native Love (Step by Step)
| "Native Love (Step by Step)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Native Love (Step by Step).jpg Dutch release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Divine | ||||
| from the album Jungle Jezebel | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Break Records | |||
| Songwriter | Bobby Orlando | |||
| Producer | Bobby Orlando | |||
| Divine singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Native Love (Step by Step)" on YouTube | ||||
.jpg){kind=link}
"Native Love (Step by Step)" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1982. The song also appeared on Divine's first album, Jungle Jezebel (titled My First Album in some territories), in 1982[3][4] and was later included on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far.[5] It was produced by Bobby Orlando.
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]"Native Love (Step by Step)" became Divine's first single to chart on the Dutch singles chart. It debuted at No. 37 before climbing to and peaking at No. 28 in its second week. The song spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart.[6]
"Native Love (Step by Step)" remains Divine's highest charting song on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at No. 21.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- Dutch vinyl, 12-inch single[7]
- "Native Love (Step by Step)" (dance mix) - 5:10
- "Native Love (Step by Step)" (remixed version/USA remix) - 8:13
Song usage
[edit | edit source]"Native Love (Step by Step)" was used in the film An Englishman in New York.[8]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1982) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 28 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] | 21 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Divine - The Best of Divine: Native Love (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Divine - Native Love (Step By Step) Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Divine (I) - Filmography IMDb. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Divine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ Divine - Billboard Singles Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).