No Ordinary Love

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"No Ordinary Love" is a song by English band Sade from their fourth studio album Love Deluxe (1992).

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Release

"No Ordinary Love" was released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom on 28 September 1992, by Epic Records. It peaked at number 26 in the UK when originally released, but reached number 14 when it was re-released in June 1993. In the accompanying music video, Sade Adu is dressed as a mermaid and a bride.

"No Ordinary Love" is considered Sade's signature song in the US, alongside 1984's "Smooth Operator", 1985's "The Sweetest Taboo", and 1988's "Paradise."

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Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "With a serious competitor in the person of Des'Ree coming up, this is the answer by the grande dame of sophisticated soul, who has updated her beats a little bit and added a more wiggly guitar sound."

The Gavin Report wrote: "Music has the remarkable ability to stir the senses and transport the listener to any destination imaginable. No artist makes that happen quite like Sade, who returns after a four-year absence. No doubt, her fans can't help but feel the time away was much too long, but she leaves little doubt that her extraordinary songstyling is hotter than ever."

Network 40 wrote: "It should take you no longer than six seconds of feeling the languid beat and the cool, cool melody to realize that Sade is back. Four years after the release of Stronger Than Pride, the sultry British singer returns with Love Deluxe, and it's like time stood still."

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Awards

Sade won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994.

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In popular culture

Media

"No Ordinary Love" was featured prominently in the 1993 film Indecent Proposal, though it was not included on the film's soundtrack album.

The song was also featured in an early 1993 episode of the daytime soap opera Days Of Our Lives.

"No Ordinary Love" appeared in the second season episode of NBC's 30 Rock, "Jack Gets in the Game", when Kenneth Parcell tried to seduce Tracy Jordan's wife, Angie Jordan.

The song was featured in the American Dad episode Stan Goes On the Pill when Stan Smith turns into a woman after taking a pill and his boss Bullock tries to seduce him.

Cover versions

Serbian rock band Night Shift covered the song on their Undercovers album in 2002.

American rock band Deftones covered this song with Jonah Matranga for the band's 2005 B-side collection B-Sides & Rarities. This cover has generally been well received by critics and fans of Sade and Deftones. Vocalist Chino Moreno often cites Sade as one of his favorite artists.

Pinoy rock band Urbandub also did a cover of this song, which was included on the EMI Music Philippines 2005 compilation Full Volume - The Best of Pinoy Alternative.

The song was also covered instrumentally by trumpeter Chris Botti on his album When I Fall in Love in 2004.

Marcia Hines covered the song on her album "Life" in 2007.

Vesta Williams covered the song on her album "Distant Lover" in 2007.

The Civil Wars covered it live in their album Live at Eddie's Attic, available on their website as a free Internet download.

Richard Marx covered the song as "Ordinary Love" on his 2008 album titled Sundown.

A cover of "No Ordinary Love" is featured as the tenth and final track of Dallas Green's and Alecia Moore's You+Me debut album "rose ave." in 2014.

Joanna Marie covered the song in English and Spanish as "Ordinary Love" and "Amor Ordinario" on her 1999 album "Simply Irresistible", released by Kariang Music.

Liam Frost released a solo cover on his EP The Wild Places in 2014.

Walden and Havana Brown released a dance version as a single in 2015.

Lovi Poe is the second Filipino music artist to revive this song after Urdandub, her own rendition was used as soundtrack of her movie "The Escort".

Rare Essence covered the song for their 2001 live album Doin' It Old School Style.