Don't Talk to Me About Love

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"Don't Talk to Me About Love"
Single by Altered Images
from the album Bite
B-side"Last Goodbye"
Released1983
GenreNew wave
Length3:46 (single), 4:50 (album)
Label
Songwriter(s)Altered Images
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Altered Images singles chronology
"Song Sung Blue"
(1982)
"Don't Talk to Me About Love"
(1983)
"Bring Me Closer"
(1983)

"Don't Talk to Me About Love" is a song by Scottish new wave band Altered Images, released as the first single from their third album, Bite. The single reached the top 10 in three countries; number 7 in the UK, and number 6 in both Ireland and New Zealand. The song was their last major hit, as the next three singles only had moderate to minor chart placings ("Bring Me Closer" was their last single to make the top 40 in the UK and Ireland, peaking at numbers 29 and 17, respectively).

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 58
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 7

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1983) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 36

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 16. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Talk to Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Altered Images – Don't Talk to Me About Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Altered Images: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 September 2020.