Love... Thy Will Be Done

"Love Thy Will Be Done"
"Love Thy Will Be Done"
Single by Delta Goodrem
Released	September 12, 2014
Genre	Pop
Length	4:02
Label	Sony Music Australia
Songwriters	Martika, Prince
Delta Goodrem singles chronology
Audio video
	"Love Thy Will Be Done" on YouTube

"Love... Thy Will Be Done"
"Love... Thy Will Be Done"
	Cover art for overseas CD and vinyl releases
Single by Martika
from the album Martika's Kitchen
B-side	"Mi tierra"; "Temptation";
Released	July 18, 1991
Studio	Paisley Park (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:24
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Martika; Prince;
Producer	Prince
Martika singles chronology
Music video
	"Love... Thy Will Be Done" on YouTube

"Love... Thy Will Be Done" is the first single released from American singer and actress Martika's second album, Martika's Kitchen (1991). The Prince-produced single, written by Martika and Prince,^[1] was released on July 18, 1991, by Columbia Records. The song reached the top 10 on the charts of seven countries, including the United States, where it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, it topped the ARIA Singles Chart for a week in October 1991. The song's black-and-white music video was directed by Michael Haussman.^[2]

Background

This song introduced Martika to a more adult contemporary sound than her previous efforts. The song is particularly remarkable for its constant backline, played by the drums and the bass, without any variation throughout the song, neither as far as rhythm or intensity are concerned, independently of other effects in the song (climax, forte, piano, backing vocals, etc.). Similarly, the melody insists particularly on monochord lines and repeats the "love thy will be done" notes as a leitmotif. According to an article in the online magazine Pitchfork, the song "almost certainly" contains a sample of "Fifty-Fifty Clown" by Scottish band Cocteau Twins.^[3]

Track listings

7-inch single

"Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
"Mi tierra" – 4:34

CD maxi

"Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
"Mi tierra" – 4:35
"Temptation" – 4:45

CD single

"Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
"Mi tierra" – 4:34

Cassette

"Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:20
"Mi tierra" – 4:34

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	7
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[7]	29
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	20
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	15
France (SNEP)^[10]	10
Germany (GfK)^[11]	26
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	8
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)^[13]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[16]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	26
UK Singles (OCC)^[18]	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[20]	40
US Cash Box Top 100^[21]	10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	14
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[23]	60
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[24]	21
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[25]	47
UK Singles (OCC)^[26]	67
US Billboard Hot 100^[27]	58

Certifications

Certifications for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Love... Thy Will Be Done"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Japan	July 18, 1991	Mini-CD	Sony	^[28]
United States	July 25, 1991	7-inch vinyl cassette	Columbia	^[29]
Australia	July 29, 1991	CD cassette		^[30]
United Kingdom	August 5, 1991	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette		^[31]
United Kingdom	September 2, 1991	Limited-edition 7-inch vinyl		^[32]

Covers and samples

Prince performed this song during his tours in the later 1990s and in 2012. He also used a sample of it for his cover of "One of Us" on his album Emancipation. Prince's original version was released on his posthumous album Originals in 2019. Singer Jessie Ware released a cover version in April 2013,^[33] and singer Delta Goodrem released a cover version in September 2014.^[34]

Delta Goodrem version

In 2014, Australian singer/songwriter Delta Goodrem released a version to promote her Australia and New Zealand tour with opera singer Andrea Bocelli. It was announced on her Twitter account just days before the release. It was released on iTunes and Google Play as a digital download and at JB Hi-Fi and Sanity as a CD single. Pre-orders from Sanity came with a limited edition 'D' keyring. The CD single also includes a cover of Shakespears Sister's song "Stay".

Track listings

Digital download

"Love Thy Will Be Done" – 4:02

CD single

"Love Thy Will Be Done" – 4:02
"Stay" – 3:50

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Love Thy Will Be Done"
Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[35]	59

References

^ Martika Explains How Prince Crafted Love Thy Will Be Done
^ "Martika - Love... Thy Will Be Done". Music Video Database. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
^ Philip Sherburne (July 6, 2016). "8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1666." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1661." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 38. September 21, 1991. p. 44. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Martika". Irish Singles Chart.
^ Radio Luxembourg Singles. September 1, 1991.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "Martika Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "U.S. Cash Box Charts" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "1991 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. January 11, 1992. p. 20.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1991". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ "ラブ...ザイ・ウィル・ビー・ダン | マルティカ" [Love...Thy Will Be Done | Martika] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ "Love...Thy Will Be Done (Single Version)". Amazon. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/07/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 79. July 28, 1991. p. 19.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 3, 1991. p. 19. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 31, 1991. p. 19.
^ Battan, Carrie (24 April 2013). "Listen: Jessie Ware Covers Martika's 1991 Song "Love... Thy Will Be Done"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
^ Goodrem, Delta. "Delta Goodrem's Cover of Love... Thy Will Be Done". Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "Issue 1282" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[1] Martika Explains How Prince Crafted Love Thy Will Be Done

[2] "Martika - Love... Thy Will Be Done". Music Video Database. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2008.

[Pitchfork_(website)_-_6_July_2016_-_8_Songs_That_Sample_Cocteau_Twins,_From_Arca_to_The_Weeknd-3] Philip Sherburne (July 6, 2016). "8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

[sc_Australia_Martika-4] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Flanders_Martika-5] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-6] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1666." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-7] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1661." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[8] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 38. September 21, 1991. p. 44. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[9] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[sc_France_Martika-10] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Germany_Martika-11] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Ireland2_Martika-12] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Martika". Irish Singles Chart.

[13] Radio Luxembourg Singles. September 1, 1991.

[sc_Dutch40_-14] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Martika-15] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Martika-16] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Switzerland_Martika-17] "Martika – Love...Thy Will Be Done". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_UK_-18] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Martika-19] "Martika Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Martika-20] "Martika Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[21] "U.S. Cash Box Charts" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[ausye-22] "1991 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[23] "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[24] "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[25] "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[26] "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. January 11, 1992. p. 20.

[27] "Billboard Top 100 – 1991". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.

[28] "ラブ...ザイ・ウィル・ビー・ダン | マルティカ" [Love...Thy Will Be Done | Martika] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[29] "Love...Thy Will Be Done (Single Version)". Amazon. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[30] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/07/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 79. July 28, 1991. p. 19.

[31] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 3, 1991. p. 19. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[32] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 31, 1991. p. 19.

[33] Battan, Carrie (24 April 2013). "Listen: Jessie Ware Covers Martika's 1991 Song "Love... Thy Will Be Done"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 23, 2013.

[34] Goodrem, Delta. "Delta Goodrem's Cover of Love... Thy Will Be Done". Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[sc_Australiapandora_-35] "Issue 1282" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

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v t e Martika
Discography
Studio albums	Martika (1988) Martika's Kitchen (1991)
Compilation albums	I Feel the Earth Move (1998)
Singles	"More Than You Know" "Toy Soldiers" "I Feel the Earth Move" "Love... Thy Will Be Done" "Martika's Kitchen" "Coloured Kisses"
Related articles	Michael Jay Oppera Prince associates Prince

v t e Delta Goodrem
Discography Awards and nominations Live performances
Studio albums	Innocent Eyes Mistaken Identity Delta Child of the Universe Wings of the Wild Only Santa Knows Bridge over Troubled Dreams
Extended plays	Christmas
Soundtracks	I Honestly Love You
Compilations	Innocent Eyes (Japan)
Re-recordings	Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition
Singles	"I Don't Care" "Born to Try" "Lost Without You" "Innocent Eyes" "Not Me, Not I" "Predictable" "Out of the Blue" "Mistaken Identity" "Almost Here" "A Little Too Late" "Be Strong" "Together We Are One" "Flawed" "In This Life" "Believe Again" "You Will Only Break My Heart" "I Can't Break It to My Heart" "Mistakes" "I'm Not Ready" "Sitting on Top of the World" "Dancing with a Broken Heart" "Wish You Were Here" "Bayini" "Heart Hypnotic" "Love Thy Will Be Done" "Only Human" "Wings" "Dear Life" "Enough" "The River" "Vente Pa' Ca" "Think About You" "Welcome to Earth" "Let It Rain" "Keep Climbing" "Paralyzed" "Solid Gold" "Back to Your Heart"
Videos	Delta Christmas with Delta
Concerts	The Visualise Tour Believe Again Tour Hearts On the Run Tour
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