Moments in Love


"Moments in Love" is a song by the British avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise. It was released on the group's debut EP, Into Battle with the Art of Noise, in September 1983. It appeared on their debut studio album, Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? and was released as its third single in 1985.
The song was a top 10 hit in the Netherlands in 1987.

Background

Pitchfork named "Moments in Love" as Art of Noise's "masterwork", praising it as "an elegant New Age ode to romance embellished with fleet-footed strings and an echoing vocal sample that buries itself deep into your brain." The song played during Madonna's 1985 wedding to Sean Penn as they walked down the aisle.
According to Trevor Horn, rapper Rakim told him that his favorite song of Horn's was "Moments in Love".
The song has been sampled several times, including by J Dilla, Charli XCX, Lil Wayne, Krayzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, LL Cool J, and Drake.
In December 2023, the song peaked at No. 16 for two weeks on the TikTok Billboard Top 50.

Formats and track listing

UK 7-inch single
  1. "Moments in Love " – 4:40
  2. "Beat Box (Diversion Ten)" – 3:58
UK 12-inch single
  1. "Moments in Love " – 7:00
  2. "Moments in Love " – 4:40
  3. "Beatbox " – 3:58
  4. "Love Beat" – 5:15
US 12-inch single
  1. "Moments in Love " – 7:00
  2. "Moments in Love " – 4:40
  3. "Beatbox " – 3:58
  4. "Love Beat" – 5:15
UK cassette
  1. "Moments in Love" – 8:37
  2. "Moments in Love " – 5:33
  3. "Love Beat" – 5:15
  4. "Beat Box " – 3:58
Tracks 1–3 are edits unique to the cassette release.