"Love Is in the Air" is a 1977 disco song by John Paul Young. The song was written by
George Young and Harry Vanda and it became a worldwide hit in 1978, peaking at
No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United
States, the song peaked at No. 7 on the pop chart and spent two weeks at No. 1
on the adult contemporary chart, his only US top 40 hit. The song was released
as the lead single from Young's fourth studio album, (here for you to download)
“Love Is in the Air” (475606-2) in 1978. John Paul Young said of the recording,
"We actually did 'Love Is in the Air' because we needed something for the
German market. ‘Standing in the Rain' became a hit in the clubs over there and
then on the charts, so we needed a follow-up. I'd been to Germany and heard the
music. It was electronic mania, all clicks and electronic buzzes. So George and
Harry gave it the treatment." "Love Is in the Air" was the theme
song to Baz Luhrmann's 1992 debut feature film “Strictly Ballroom”. Young
performed the song at the Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Musicians on the LP were Johnny Dick, Ian Miller, Warren Morgan, Rockwell
T.James and Jacques De Jongh. Flac
