The Troggs - '' Love Is All Around '' - Released on 13 October 1967 Reg Presley (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013) Ronnie Bond (4 May 1940 – 13 November 1992) Pete Staples (born 3 May 1944) Chris Britton "Love Is All Around" is a song recorded by English rock band the Troggs, featuring a string quartet and a 'tick tock' sound on percussion, in D-major. It was written by lead singer Reg Presley and was purportedly inspired by a television transmission of the Joy Strings Salvation Army band's "Love