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Maxïmo Park – Reluctant Love (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Maxïmo Park
The National Health
Reluctant Love

TRACK

Reluctant Love

Release date: 7th June 2012

From The National Health

Track 6

3:16

Alternative Music Rock Adult Alternative

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About This Track

"Reluctant Love" is a track by Maxïmo Park , from the album The National Health, released 7th June 2012. The track is 3:16 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Maxïmo Park .

About the Artist

Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park

Lyrics

Reluctant Love

We lie horizontal holding hands
You've converted me to many things
It took a woman to make me see

This time I'm not gonna wait until the winter
I'm just gonna wait until the springtime
I need to know how you really feel

Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)
Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)

We lie horizontal holding hands
And the symmetry is all too clear
I need to know how you really feel

This time, I'm not gonna lose any momentum
I'm not gonna wait until it's midnight
I wanna know what you think of me

Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)
Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)
I'm not gonna wait

In the only picture I have, you stare at the floor
I wish I could have given you more
You know me, I'll sweep away the degree

Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)
Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)
Waiting for your reluctant love
(Hold me close and press yourself against me)
Waiting for your reluctant love
(Pull me close and push yourself against me, hold yourself against me)

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Track details

From The National Health

3:162012

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Album

The National Health

Track number

6

Release year

2012

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2The National Health
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3Hips and Lips
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4The Undercurrents

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Maximo Park have announced a new singles only tour, and dropped a new track, 'Great Art'

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The band's new tour will see them showcasing their back catalogue of singles this autumn.

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6Reluctant Love

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7Until the Earth Would Open

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10Wolf Among Men

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—The Undercurrents (Acoustic Version)

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Duncan Lloyd, Paul Smith
Composer: Duncan Lloyd
Producer: Gil Norton