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Make Luv

"Make Luv" is a song by Italian music producer Room 5, which features the sampled voice of American R&B singer Oliver Cheatham from his 1983 hit "Get Down Saturday Night". Originally released in Belgium and Sweden in 2001, "Make Luv" gained success following its 2003 re-release, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for four weeks in March and into April of 2003. The song also reached the top 10 in Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Romania.

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"Make Luv"
Single by Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham
Released24 March 2003 (2003-03-24)
Length3:32
Label
Songwriters
ProducerJunior Jack
Room 5 singles chronology
"Make Luv"
(2003) 		"Music and You"
(2003)
Oliver Cheatham singles chronology
"Things to Make U Happy"
(1992) 		"Make Luv"
(2003) 		"Music and You"
(2003)
Music video
"Make Luv" on YouTube

"Make Luv" is a song by Italian music producer Room 5 (also known as Junior Jack), which features the sampled voice of American R&B singer Oliver Cheatham from his 1983 hit "Get Down Saturday Night".1 Originally released in Belgium and Sweden in 2001,23 "Make Luv" gained success following its 2003 re-release, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for four weeks in March and into April of 2003.4 The song also reached the top 10 in Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Romania.

The song's success was partly due to its use in a popular television advertising campaign for Lynx Pulse deodorant.15 The duo released another collaboration, "Music and You" in 2003, which reached No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart.6

Track listings

Italian CD single7

  1. "Make Luv" (radio version) – 3:30
  2. "Make Luv" (JJ's dub edit) – 6:09
  3. "Make Luv" (extended mix) – 5:51
  4. "Make Luv" (Axwell dub mix) – 7:22
  5. "Make Luv" (Doublefunk remix) – 6:10
  6. "Make Luv" (Axwell remix) – 7:22

European CD single8

  1. "Make Luv" (radio version) – 3:30
  2. "Make Luv" (JJ's dub edit) – 6:09

European maxi-CD single9

  1. "Make Luv" (radio version) – 3:30
  2. "Make Luv" (Axwell remix) – 7:22
  3. "Make Luv" (JJ's dub edit) – 6:09
  4. "Make Luv" (Doublefunk remix) – 5:50

UK and Australasian CD single, UK cassette single1011

  1. "Make Luv" (radio version) – 3:30
  2. "Make Luv" (extended mix) – 5:51
  3. "Make Luv" (Axwell remix) – 7:22

UK 12-inch single12

A1. "Make Luv" (extended mix) – 5:51
A2. "Make Luv" (JJ's dub edit) – 6:18
B1. "Make Luv" (Axwell remix) – 7:22

Canadian CD single13

  1. "Make Luv" (radio version) – 3:30
  2. "Make Luv" (extended mix) – 5:51

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)40 Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)41 Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 24 March 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Positiva 42
Australia 5 May 2003 CD 43
References

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