"Love Is the Ritual" is the first single released from Edge of the Century by Styx.
The song was written and sung by Glen Burtnik, who had been recruited by the band as a new guitarist.
Burtnik had recorded the track before he was offered a position with Styx in anticipation of using it for his third solo album.
However, it fared better on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it attained number 9.
It also reached number 59 on the Canada RPM Top Singles chart the week of November 24, 1990.