Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)

1981 single by Kraftwerk

"Computer Love"

Single by Kraftwerk

from the album Computer World

A-side

"The Model"

Released

29 June 1981
7 December 1981
(re-release)^[1]

Genre

Synth-pop

Length

3:45 (single edit)
7:15 (album version)

Label

EMI (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)

Songwriter(s)

Ralf Hütter
Karl Bartos
Emil Schult

Producer(s)

Ralf Hütter
Florian Schneider

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

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

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