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Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)

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"Computer Love"
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album Computer World
A-side"The Model"
Released29 June 1981
7 December 1981
(re-release)[1]
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 3:45 (single edit)
  • 7:15 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kraftwerk singles chronology
"Pocket Calculator"
(1981)
"Computer Love"
(1981)
"The Model"
(1982)

"Computer Love" (German version: "Computer Liebe") 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. In the UK, it was released with the B-side "The Model". Originally it peaked at number 36 in July before it was re-released on 7 December 1981 with "The Model" promoted to a double A-side, after which it went on to reach number one on 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 sampled in Coldplay's "Talk", taken from their third album X&Y (2005). Prior to release, lead singer Chris Martin asked Kraftwerk for approval.[2]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Computer Love"
Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]
Double A-side with "The Model"
1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 13

References

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  1. ^ "BPI".
  2. ^ Bain, Katie (6 May 2020). "From Miley Cyrus to Coldplay, 10 Surprising Songs That Sampled Kraftwerk". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Kraftwerk Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2021.