Love's Unkind
{{Infobox song
| name = Love's Unkind
| cover = Donna Summer - Love's Unkind.jpg
| alt =
| caption = German picture sleeve
| type = single
| artist = Donna Summer
| album = I Remember Yesterday
| B-side = {{ubl|"Autumn Changes" (UK)|"Black Lady" (Germany/The Netherlands)}}
| released = November 29, 1977
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Rock{{cite book |chapter= Donna Summer|last= Hull|first= Tom|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages= 792-793}}
| length = 4:29
| label = Casablanca (US)
GTO (UK)
| writer = Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
| producer = Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte
| prev_title = I Remember Yesterday
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = I Love You
| next_year = 1977
}}
"Love's Unkind" is a 1977 song written and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, with lyrics and vocals by Donna Summer. It was recorded for the Donna Summer album, I Remember Yesterday, which combined modern disco beats with sounds of previous decades. "Love's Unkind" was released as a single in Europe in November 1977, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart, and number 32 in the Netherlands. It entered the Irish Singles Chart on 5 January 1978, where it stayed for six weeks, peaking at number two. Though never released as a single in the USA, it topped the Billboard dance chart as part of the I Remember Yesterday album, as at that time entire albums could count as one entry on that particular chart. The lyrics are of high school crushes and love triangles.
Weekly charts
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!Chart (1977-1978) !Peak |
{{singlechart|Austria|18|artist=Donna Summer|song=Love's Unkind|accessdate=March 6, 2016}} |
{{singlechart|Flanders|25|artist=Donna Summer|song=Love's Unkind|accessdate=March 6, 2016}} |
{{singlechart|Ireland2|2|artist=Donna Summer|song=Love's Unkind|accessdate=March 6, 2016}} |
{{singlechart|Dutch40|32|artist=Donna Summer|song=Love's Unkind}} |
{{singlechart|Dutch100|28|artist=Donna Summer|song=Love's Unkind}} |
UK (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19780108/7501/ |title= 1978 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 14th January 1978 |publisher= Official Charts Company |accessdate= July 6, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/donna-summer-mn0000661524/awards |title= Donna Summer awards on Allmusic |publisher= Allmusic |accessdate= July 6, 2013}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
{{singlechart|West Germany|18|artist=Donna Summer|song=Love's Unkind|songid=12672|accessdate=March 13, 2019}} |
Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Love's Unkind|artist=Donna Summer|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1977|certyear=1978|refname="ukcert"|id=4080-2947-1|salesamount=550,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1978/Music-Week-1978-02-18.pdf|magazine=Music Week|title=The Winning Formula|page=8 (scroll to page 34)|date=February 18, 1978|accessdate=November 13, 2023}}}}
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Cover version
English actress Sophie Lawrence reached {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 21 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991 with her cover of the song.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 314}}
References
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{{Donna Summer}}
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Category:Casablanca Records singles
Category:Songs written by Donna Summer
Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder
Category:Songs written by Pete Bellotte
Category:Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder
Category:Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte
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