Establishing the mood with a dimensional bass performance, textured drums and percussion and a sublime piano glissando, Mark Andrew Hansen opens Love Is Wrong Without You with a brooding vocal and the lyrics, “I want you, baby in the evening too, I want you, cuddling in the treehouse, I want you, playing in the blow-up pool, can’t we be, just you and me?”
The opus expands with a playful, high-vibrational energy and an epic brass section to take us on a journey of human connection and experiential vibrancy. In essence, Love Is Wrong Without You is about a love that takes over everything.
Mark doesn’t just describe affection, but a strong need to be with his muse, whether it is ordinary, playful or peaceful. The repeated idea that love feels “wrong” without the other person suggests emotional dependence for sure, but it also shows a kind of idealized love, where one person becomes the centre of the universe.
Philosophically, the song raises a question about whether love is truly strongest when all-consuming, or whether that kind of intensity blurs the boundary between healthy attachment and emotional reliance.
Speaking on the release, Mark says, “I was in a relationship where the lady in question was also keen but incredibly unavailable due to external commitments. She was very busy in her life. I think we only had one full date night in the first 3 months, even though we hung out together while she was busy doing other activities. This song is a humorous look at how I felt – super keen but constantly waiting for her to be available.”
The track could definitely feature as a sync placement in a film like Her, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and La La Land. These all explore love as something beautiful, but emotionally overwhelming. It could also suit TV shows like Normal People and Euphoria, where relationships are intense and often tied to identity, dependency and a search for belonging.
On the production, Mark confesses, “I love the bass lines of Stevie Wonder particularly his song I Wish. I came up with the bass line for this song first, which is rare for me, and built the song around that. I also added a punchy brass section in the chorus as Stevie would have done.”
As always, we are deeply enamoured by Mark’s work, you could say that “Love Is Wrong Without Mark Andrew Hansen’s discography…”. We have added the song to our playlists, whilst we watch the video and stream his wider work!