Love's Taken Over

"Love's Taken Over" is a song by American singer Chanté Moore's debut album, Precious (1992). It was written by Moore and Simon "The Funky Ginger" Law, while production was helmed by the latter along with Lee "Patches" Hamblin. Selected as Precious's lead single, it was released by Silas and MCA on July 28, 1992 in the United States. The R&B song entered the top ten of the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, spending 33 weeks on the listing.

"Love's Taken Over"
Single by Chanté Moore
from the album Precious
Released	July 28, 1992
Length	6:40
Label	Silas MCA
Songwriter(s)	Chanté Moore Simon Law
Producer(s)	Simon Law Lee Hamblin
Chanté Moore singles chronology
"Love's Taken Over" (1992) "It's Alright" (1993)

Music video

A music video for "Love's Taken Over" was directed by Antoine Fuqua and filmed in Paris in 1992.

Track listing

12" single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love's Taken Over" (extended vocal)	8:05
2.	"Love's Taken Over" (instrumental)	5:48
3.	"Love's Taken Over" (quiet storm mix)	6:34

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Precious.

• Lee "Patches" Hamblin – producer
• Simon Law – producer, writer
• Chanté Moore – vocal arranger, vocals, writer
• Fred Moultrie – executive producer
• Louis Silas, Jr. – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Love's Taken Over"

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	54
US Billboard Hot 100	86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Love's Taken Over"

Chart (1993)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	47

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Love's Taken Over"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 28, 1992	12-inch vinyl cassette	MCA Silas
United Kingdom	March 8, 1993	12-inch vinyl CD cassette