Love Is Like Oxygen

Many songs make liberal use of metaphor in the lyrics, but rarely is a song title a direct metaphor, which is the case here. Sweet eschews subtlety as they make the case that love, much like oxygen, must be constantly regulated.

One of Sweet's more serene song titles, this was Sweet's last US, UK and German Top 10 hit, as the group left the glam rock scene for the more plush atmosphere of pop-driven music.

Sweet guitarist Andy Scott wrote this song and was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for the composition. It lost to "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty.