The Book of Love (The Magnetic Fields song)
| "The Book of Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Magnetic Fields | |
| from the album 69 Love Songs | |
| Released | September 7, 1999 |
| Recorded | April 1999 |
| Studio | Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother, and Sonics |
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi, baroque pop |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Label | Merge |
| Songwriter | Stephin Merritt |
"The Book of Love" is a song written by Stephin Merritt and originally performed and recorded by The Magnetic Fields, an American indie pop group founded and led by him. "The Book of Love" appears on Magnetic Fields' three-volume concept album 69 Love Songs, which contains 69 tracks described as "love songs", 23 tracks in each of the three volumes. The three-volume album was released in 1999, with "the Book of Love" appearing in volume 1 as track number 12.