"Computer Love"
Single by Kraftwerk
from the album Computer World
B-side"The Model"
ReleasedJuly 1981 (1981-07)
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 as a double A-side single with "The Model". Originally it peaked at number 36 in July before it was re-released on 7 November 1981, 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.[1]

Charts

Chart performance for "Computer Love"
Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2]
Double A-side with "The Model"
1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 13

References

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