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Can anyone identify the song in the recent M&S YouTube advert?

48 replies

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 17:30

Watching YouTube just now and an advert featuring models walking down a catwalk modelling summer clothes from M&S played.

I'm trying to identify the song played in it.
It sounds as if it is by Massive Attack (or that style of music). It's at least 25 years old. Possibly 30-35.

Any suggestions as to what it is?
I once asked a complete stranger whose car it was playing in what it was when they were parked and I walked past but they didn't know. Lol.

Been trying to find out for years.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

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JackJarvisEsq · 21/05/2026 17:33

It sounds to me like You Got the Love

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 17:40

JackJarvisEsq · 21/05/2026 17:33

It sounds to me like You Got the Love

Thanks for the reply. I shall listen to it but I have heard that song lots of times so I don't think it's that.
May I ask how you accessed the advert? Maybe I can 'shazam' it.

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JackJarvisEsq · 21/05/2026 17:42

I heard it on Facebook last week so maybe not the same one

shazam is a good shout if there’s enough time for it to register

next step would be to tweet M&S 😅

GoneFullMum · 21/05/2026 17:47

(You need to scroll down a bit, it’s not the first one with the guys playing tennis)

Lurleene · 21/05/2026 17:48

Hold On by Steve Silk Hurley and Move your body by Expansions. Either of these? They are on an M&S catwalk mini film.

PickledMuffin · 21/05/2026 17:51

perfect by princess superstar?

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 17:55

Not got time to look now but will check these suggestions out.
It's infuriating, for some reason I'm sure it's Massive Attack.
It's that sort of music you know.
I'm old so it could be at least 35 years old.

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QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 18:03

GoneFullMum · 21/05/2026 17:47

(You need to scroll down a bit, it’s not the first one with the guys playing tennis)

Nope. Thanks anyway.

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ohyesido · 21/05/2026 18:10

It’s Candi Staton You Got The Love intro, I’d recognise that anywhere

GoneFullMum · 21/05/2026 18:23

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 18:03

Nope. Thanks anyway.

Damn! Will keep a look out!

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 18:47

Well I've checked out all the suggestions. None of them are it.
The only one I could say it wasn't straightaway was you got the love.
Obviously, it's been used in an M&S ad - I don't doubt it-but not the one I'm thinking of.

Maybe I'll just listen to some Massive Attack.
It's a really moody, heavy song.
Not poppy at all.

Thanks anyway. I'll tweet M&S.

My immediate though was to write to them because I'm really old. Like the song I'm trying to identify. 😁

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chocolateaddictions · 21/05/2026 18:55

It is definitely 100% You got the love by Candi Staton. One of my favourite songs of all time.

chocolateaddictions · 21/05/2026 18:57

I also love Massive Attack OP. I walked down the aisle to Unfinished Sympathy

JackJarvisEsq · 21/05/2026 19:00

Can you link us the ad? I’m so curious now 😅

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 19:33

chocolateaddictions · 21/05/2026 18:57

I also love Massive Attack OP. I walked down the aisle to Unfinished Sympathy

I like a few of their songs. Back in my youth they were very big and I particularly like the song you mention. She was walking down a street and you an aisle.

I'm not a great fan, though, as I'd be able to say it wasn't them.

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QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 19:35

chocolateaddictions · 21/05/2026 18:55

It is definitely 100% You got the love by Candi Staton. One of my favourite songs of all time.

I like it too. Only the Candi Staton version, though. Not Florence.

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QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 19:37

@JackJarvisEsq Unfortunately not. It was a pre- video ad.

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ParksidePen · 21/05/2026 19:52

Typical Massive Attack songs that get sampled in ads are Rising Son, Teardrop, Angel, Unfinished Sympathy.

It isn’t something like Morcheeba is it? Same sort of era - Part of the Process, Big Calm, By the Sea etc

Or Air? Anything off Moon Safari or their second album?

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 20:00

ParksidePen · 21/05/2026 19:52

Typical Massive Attack songs that get sampled in ads are Rising Son, Teardrop, Angel, Unfinished Sympathy.

It isn’t something like Morcheeba is it? Same sort of era - Part of the Process, Big Calm, By the Sea etc

Or Air? Anything off Moon Safari or their second album?

Thanks for the suggestions.
I'll check them out.
I've been to their site on YouTube and I think it's not an ad as such but a tiny snippet taken from their summer collection catwalk thing in Ibiza.
Obviously they've got songs playing while the models are walking along.

I think you got the love is at the end when all the models appear in their gear.

Sorry to lead you all astray.

The 'action' takes place about half hour in. So I'm going to sit through it with it in the background when doing something else.

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LarksAscending · 21/05/2026 20:29

ohyesido · 21/05/2026 18:10

It’s Candi Staton You Got The Love intro, I’d recognise that anywhere

Edited

It’s this.

witheringrowan · 21/05/2026 20:32

Or is it Your Love by Jamie Principe/Frankie Knuckles, which was then sampled by The Source for You've got the love?

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To_eBuNn0b4

giveitupm8 · 21/05/2026 20:40

QuintadosMalvados · 21/05/2026 20:00

Thanks for the suggestions.
I'll check them out.
I've been to their site on YouTube and I think it's not an ad as such but a tiny snippet taken from their summer collection catwalk thing in Ibiza.
Obviously they've got songs playing while the models are walking along.

I think you got the love is at the end when all the models appear in their gear.

Sorry to lead you all astray.

The 'action' takes place about half hour in. So I'm going to sit through it with it in the background when doing something else.

100% as PPs have said it’s Candi Staton You Got The Love. In fact it’s the ‘Extended New Voyager Mix’ and it’s actually ‘The Source featuring Candi Staton’. It’s plays on your vid here at 44.40 exactly https://www.youtube.com/live/1KVxvpsdVJk?si=zu0nSeEJywiugGE3

chocolateaddictions · 22/05/2026 01:18

ParksidePen · 21/05/2026 19:52

Typical Massive Attack songs that get sampled in ads are Rising Son, Teardrop, Angel, Unfinished Sympathy.

It isn’t something like Morcheeba is it? Same sort of era - Part of the Process, Big Calm, By the Sea etc

Or Air? Anything off Moon Safari or their second album?

I absolutely loved this era of music.