- Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)
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"Computer Love" 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 SchultProducer Ralf Hütter
Florian SchneiderKraftwerk singles chronology "Pocket Calculator"
(1981, UK)"Computer Love"
(1981, UK)"Showroom Dummies"
(1982, UK)Computer Love (German version title: "Computer Liebe") is a song by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released on the 1981 album Computer World and as a single in the same year. The song, on a double A-sided single with "The Model", went to #1 in the UK Singles Chart.
Cover versions
- The song was covered by Camouflage as a B-side of its EP Handsome —The Remix,[1] also being featured on its 2007 Archives #01 compilation release.[2]
- The song was covered by The Album Leaf as a hidden track on the 2001 EP, In an Off White Room,
- The song was covered by Glass Candy on the compilation After Dark.
- The song was covered by the argentine electro-tango band Tanghetto, as bonus track of their "VIVO" live album released in 2011.
The melody and chords of the song were used by Coldplay in its 2005 song "Talk", which was released on the album X&Y. Prior to release, Coldplay singer Chris Martin had asked the German group for approval.[3]
Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
positionUK 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
Kraftwerk Ralf Hütter · Fritz Hilpert · Henning Schmitz · Stefan Pfaffe
Florian Schneider · Karl Bartos · Wolfgang Flür · Klaus Röder · Klaus Dinger · Andreas Hohmann
Fernando Abrantes · Emil Schult · Plato Kostic · Peter Schmidt · Michael Rother · Charly Weiss · Houschäng Néjadepour · Eberhard Kranemann · Thomas LohmannStudio albums Live albums Remix albums The MixCompilations Singles "Kohoutek-Kometenmelodie" · "Comet Melody 2" · "Autobahn" · "Radioactivity" · "Trans-Europe Express" · "Showroom Dummies" · "Europe Endless" · "The Robots" · "The Model" · "Neon Lights" · "Pocket Calculator" · "Computer Love" · "Numbers" · "Computerwelt" · "Tour de France" · "Musique Non Stop" · "The Telephone Call" · "Expo 2000" · "Tour de France 2003" · "Elektro Kardiogramm" · "Aerodynamik" · "Aerodynamik/La Forme Remixes"Videography Related articles Conny Plank · Düsseldorf School of electronic music · Discography · Elektric Music · Kling Klang Studio · Neu! · Organisation · Tone FloatCategories:- Kraftwerk songs
- 1981 singles
- Songs written by Karl Bartos
- Songs written by Ralf Hütter
- Songs written by Emil Schult
- Electronic song stubs
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