Where Did All the Love Go?

"Where Did All the Love Go?" is a song by English rock band Kasabian and is the second official single from their third album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. It was released on 10 August 2009.[2]

"Where Did All the Love Go?"
Single by Kasabian
from the album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
B-side"Vlad the Impaler" (Zane Lowe Remix), "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Burns Remix)
Released10 August 2009
GenreIndie rock, psychedelic rock,[1] dance-rock, electronic rock
Length4:18 (album version) 4:11 (music video)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Sergio Pizzorno
Producer(s)Dan the Automator, Sergio Pizzorno
Kasabian singles chronology
"Fire"
(2009)		 "Where Did All the Love Go?"
(2009)		 "Underdog"
(2009)
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum track listing
  1. "Underdog"
  2. "Where Did All the Love Go?"
  3. "Swarfiga"
  4. "Fast Fuse"
  5. "Take Aim"
  6. "Thick as Thieves"
  7. "West Ryder Silver Bullet"
  8. "Vlad the Impaler"
  9. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Roll the Dice"
  10. "Secret Alphabets"
  11. "Fire"
  12. "Happiness"

Lyrics

Guitarist Sergio Pizzorno explained the song's meaning to New Musical Express stating that "It's sitting at home seeing another kid get stabbed, everyone is scared and going, 'What the fuck is going on?" The song also speaks about the Internet, with Pizzorno elaborating in an interview with The Sun that "Kids today grow up really quickly and there's too much information. News channels, the internet and social networking sites. People aren't leaving their bedrooms and it's just crazy. The things that make you most happy are quite simple. That song is looking for the romantic image of life, when people looked out for each other."[3]

Music video

According to Serge Pizzorno, the song's music video was inspired by Kenneth Anger's films like Scorpio Rising, Busby Berkeley and French cabaret.[4]

Personnel
Kasabian
  • Tom Meighan – lead vocals
  • Sergio Pizzorno – guitars, synths, backing vocals
  • Chris Edwards – bass
  • Ian Matthews – drums
Additional personnel
  • Rosie Danvers – string direction
  • Wired Strings – strings

Chart performance

Following its release in August 2009, "Where Did All the Love Go?" entered the UK Singles Chart at a peak of #30. Although not as successful as the previous single "Fire", this single did prove popular on the radio.

Chart (2009) Peak
Position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 9
UK Singles Chart 30

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Track listings
  • 2-Track CD PARADISE64
  1. "Where Did All the Love Go?" – 4:18
  2. "Vlad the Impaler" (Zane Lowe Remix) - 4:32
  • 10" PARADISE65
  1. "Where Did All the Love Go?" – 4:18
  2. "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Burns Remix) - 6:07
  • Digital Download
  1. "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Live at Le Live De La Sema) - 4:30
  • iTunes Bundle
  1. "Where Did All the Love Go?" – 4:18
  2. "Vlad the Impaler" (Zane Lowe Remix) - 4:32
  3. "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Burns Remix) - 6:07
  4. "Take Aim" (Dan the Automator Remix) - 5:17
  • 2-Track Radio Promo CD
  1. "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Radio Edit) – 4:14
  2. "Where Did All the Love Go?" (Instrumental) – 4:26

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References
  1. "Review: Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum". Sputnik Music.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2019-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Where Did All The Love Go? by Kasabian Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. Where Did All The Love Go? Songfacts
  5. "Kasbian – Where Did All the Love Go?" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. "Kasabian – Where Did All the Love Go?" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. "British single certifications – Kasabian – Where Did All the Love Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. "Kasabian Online Store". Townsend-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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