Martin Stevens - Love Is In The Air

In Canada, Young’s recording of “Love Is in the Air“ performed significantly more poorly on the charts than in most other countries, due to the existence of a contemporaneous version of the song by Canadian singer Martin Stevens. Stevens had received Young’s demo recording, and recorded a version of the song for his 1978 album, before Young’s song was released. Stevens’ version debuted on the Canadian charts in July 1978, and had already reached #21 by September 9, the week Young’s version debuted. The two versions appear to have cut into each other’s chart momentum thereafter, with Stevens’ version peaking at #19 a few weeks later before declining on the charts, while Young’s peaked at #26 two weeks later. In the year-end RPM charts for 1978, Stevens’ version ranked #137 and Young’s ranked #195. Stevens’ version of the song was a Juno Award nominee for Best Selling Single at the Juno Awards of 1979.