The ’80s may be behind us, but the music of the decade lives on. The proof: Forty years after the song’s release, the music video for “Your Love” by The Outfield has reached 1 billion views on YouTube.
The track was the second single from the English rock band’s 1985 debut studio album, Play Deep, which reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart. The iconic ’80s song is the band’s first to reach YouTube’s Billion Views Club.
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“Your Love” originally peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1986 and remains the band’s most popular song. Thanks to a reimagining by Diplo, “Your Love” had a major resurgence in 2024, 10 years after The Outfield disbanded following the death of guitarist/songwriter John Spinks. Diplo’s “Your Love (Remix)” was a top 10 hit on the Dance Digital Song Sales chart and peaked at No. 48 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
Though it’s their biggest hit, “Your Love” is not the only song by The Outfield to find success on the Billboard charts. Their single “Since You’ve Been Gone” from their second album, Bangin’, reached No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in 1987. The title track and “My Paradise” from 1989’s Voices of Babylon reached No. 2 and No. 34, respectively, on the same chart.
The Outfield was formed in 1984 by Spinks, vocalist/bassist Tony Lewis and drummer Alan Jackman in London. The group released seven studio albums between 1985 and 2011 before disbanding in 2014 after Spinks died of liver cancer, followed by Lewis’ death in 2020.
Revisit the “Your Love” music video below.