Love X Love

"Love X Love"
Single by George Benson
from the album Give Me the Night
B-side	"Love Dance"
Released	September 1980
Genre	Post-disco[1]
Length	3:48 (single edit) / 4:45 (album)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter	Rod Temperton
Producer	Quincy Jones
George Benson singles chronology
"Give Me the Night" (1980) "Love X Love" (1980) "What's on Your Mind" (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	(unrated)[2]

"Love X Love" is a song written by Heatwave's keyboard player Rod Temperton and recorded by American guitarist and singer George Benson. Featured on Benson's Give Me the Night album, it was also released as a single. In Britain, it entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 July 1980 and reached a peak position of number 10, remaining in the chart for eight weeks.^[3] In the US "Love X Love" made the Hot 100 and was a Top 10 soul hit.

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peakposition
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	57
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	8
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	10
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	61
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	9

References

1. Rizik, Chris. "SoulTracks Looks Back: George Benson added it up on "Love x Love"". SoulTracks. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
2. "Review: George Benson – Love X Love"(PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 40. 4 October 1980. p. 110. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
3. Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan; Gambaccini, Paul (1990), Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness World Records and Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-398-8
4. "Australian Top 100 Singles". rateyourmusic.com.
5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love X Love". Irish Singles Chart.
6. "George Benson – Love X Love". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Search results for "George Benson" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company.
8. "George Benson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
9. "George Benson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.