"Hit by Love"
Single by CeCe Peniston
from the album Thought 'Ya Knew
A-side"I'm Not Over You"
B-side
ReleasedJuly 25, 1994 (1994-07-25)[1]
Genre
Length4:34 (album version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
CeCe Peniston singles chronology
"I'm Not Over You"
(1994) 		"Hit by Love"
(1994) 		"Movin' On"
(1996)
Music video
"EU version" on YouTube
"US version" on YouTube

"Hit by Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released in July 1994 as the fourth single from her second album, Thought 'Ya Knew (1994). The song was her fifth number-one hit on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart. Issued in Europe with "I'm Not Over You" on B-side, it peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart and number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Critical reception

Jose F. Promis from AllMusic noted that "Hit by Love" "was closer in spirit to her early dance hits, but by that time the steam had worn off and the song didn't become a hit."[2] Larry Flick from Billboard declared it her best single since "Finally".[3] He explained, "Surrounded by jumpy pop/house beats and sweet, disco-leaning synths, she has a field day with the song's giddy romantic tone and instantly memorable chorus. Will shine a warm, refreshing light on any station it graces, while loyal club fans will bathe in hard-hitting remixes by Junior Vasquez and David Morales."[4] Annette M. Lai from the Gavin Report named the "pop-infused" song one of the "outstanding tracks" of the Thought 'Ya Knew album, adding it as "the track I listen to over and over".[5] Tim Jeffery from Music Week's RM Dance Update opined that it "is not as catchy as previous Peniston hits".[6] A reviewer from People Magazine described it as "jumping".[7]

Track listings and formats

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Credits and personnel

Charts

See also

References

  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. July 25, 1994. p. 29.
  2. ^ Promis, Jose F. "CeCe Peniston – Thought 'Ya Knew". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (August 6, 1994). "Dance Trax: Eric Kupper On The Move; Jon Secada Finds A Groove" (PDF). Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (August 27, 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 103. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Lai, Annette M. (January 28, 1994). "Gavin Picks — Albums" (PDF). Gavin Report. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Jeffery, Tim (July 9, 1994). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Thought Ya Knew". People. February 7, 1994. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - CD3, JP, #PODM-1041". Discogs. Zink Media. September 24, 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - CD, NL, #580 758-2". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - CS, UK, #580 692-4". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - 12", EU, #580 693-1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - 12", UK, #AMY 693". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - MCS, UK, #31458 0768 4". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  14. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - MCD, EU, #580 759-2". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  15. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - MCD, US, #31458 0769 2". Discogs. Zink Media. September 6, 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - 12", US, #31458 0765 1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  17. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - MCD, UK, #AMCD 693". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  18. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - MCD, UK, #580 693-2". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  19. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love"/"I'm Not Over You" - 12", EU, #580 723-1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  20. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love"/"I'm Not Over You" - 12", UK, #AMY 723/580 723-1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1994. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  21. ^ For peak positions of "Hit By Love" single in UK, choose the singles link, or the OfficialCharts link to view full run of the single in England.
  22. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Music Week. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  23. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 6, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  24. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). July 23, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  25. ^ a b c For peak positions of "Hit By Love" in the US, use the general links, and/or, in order to view there not-listed top positions, respectively additional information such as peak date(s) and/or weeks spent on chart(s), you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to vie also the specific billboard.biz links.
  26. ^ "CeCe Peniston Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  27. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love" - US Cashbox". Cashbox. Cashbox Magazine. December 3, 1994. cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved March 20, 2011. #78
  28. ^ To check the U.S. end-of-year positions of "Hit By Love" single, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz link.

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