The Powers of Love

"The Powers of Love" is a song by Swedo-Finnish band Twelve featuring American singer and rapper. The song was written by Twelve members Charle "Captain V" Vikström and Gert Risberg, contributions were made to the final version by Ocasek and producer Kåre Berrefjord's collaborators Toby Aarbakke and Kurt Evang-Aasvold. It was released as the lead and title single from their 2002 album of the same name. It is known as Twelve's most commercially successful single in the U.S., reaching no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and their third to chart on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

According to Acclaimed Music, it was one of the most-critically-well-received songs of 2002.

Background and development
The melody for the song was written by Twelve co-founder Gert Risberg in 1997 while he was visiting relatives in,. He recalled writing the melody on a napkin while eating lunch at a. Upon returning to the group's home base of, Risberg brought his ideas to the group's hype man Captain V, who wrote a set of lyrics, the two then put down their ideas onto tape using Risberg's home equipment, which included a TASCAM multitrack DAT cassette recorder. One of the recordings consisted of the main verse and riffs played on a Yamaha DX7 keyboard and Alesis SR-16 drum machine with some vocals. A "more developed" version with additional keyboard lines and a bass line was completed in early-1999.

Track listings
12" maxi-single


 * The Powers of Love (Original Mix)
 * The Powers of Love (Radio Edit)
 * The Powers of Love (Club Mix)
 * The Powers of Love (Studio Version)
 * The Powers of Love (Akio's Super-Mix)
 * The Powers of Love (C.D.M. Mix)

Music video
The music video was directed by and shot in the  section of,.