Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)
| "Computer Love" | ||||
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| Single by Kraftwerk | ||||
| from the album Computer World | ||||
| B-side | "The Model" | |||
| Released | July 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length |
3:45 (single edit) 7:15 (album version) | |||
| Label |
EMI EMI5207 (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) | |||
| Writer(s) |
Ralf Hütter Karl Bartos Emil Schult | |||
| Producer(s) |
Ralf Hütter Florian Schneider | |||
| Kraftwerk singles chronology | ||||
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"Computer Love" (German version title: "Computerliebe") is a song by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in 1981 on the studio album Computer World and as a single in the same year. The song, on a double A-sided single with "The Model", went to number one in the UK Singles Chart. The song was re-arranged and re-recorded for the band's 1991 studio album The Mix.
The melody of "Computer Love" was later used in Coldplay's song "Talk" (see below under "cover versions").
Cover versions
- The song was covered by Camouflage as a B-side to their 1991 single "Handsome",[1] as well as on their 2007 compilation Archive #01.[2]
- Covered by the Balanescu Quartet on their 1992 album Possessed
- Covered by Slipstream (band) on their 1995 album Slipstream
- Covered by The Album Leaf as a hidden track on their 2001 EP In an Off White Room
- Covered by Glass Candy on their 2007 album B/E/A/T/B/O/X
- Covered by Argentine electro-tango band Tanghetto and included as a bonus studio track on their 2011 live album VIVO
- Covered by Norwegian guitarist Erik Wøllo on his album "Blue Sky, Red Guitars" (2004). An all acoustic version, performed on various acoustic guitars.
- Covered by Leeds band Heads We Dance on their 2009 album Love Technology
- The melody and chords of the song were used by Coldplay in their 2005 song "Talk" on the album X&Y. Prior to release, Coldplay singer Chris Martin asked the German group for approval.[3]
- Paul O'Duffy's 1990 remix of ABC's The Look of Love incorporates a portion of "Computer Love"
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 13 |
References
- ↑ Camouflage - Handsome - The Remix on Discogs
- ↑ Camouflage - Archive #01 on Discogs
- ↑ Coldplay - Martin Sent Kraftwerk Begging Letter on contactmusic.com
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