The Hostage (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = The Hostage

| cover = The Hostage (Holland).jpg

| caption = Single picture sleeve in the Netherlands

| type = single

| artist = Donna Summer

| album = Lady of the Night

| B-side = Let's Work Together Now

| released = {{Start date|1974|6|22}}

| genre =

Symphonic rock{{Cite podcast|url=https://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/hit_parade/2017/11/donna_summer_s_three_decade_chart_reign.html|title= Queen of Disco Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=July 12, 2023}}
R&B{{Cite podcast|url=https://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/hit_parade/2017/11/donna_summer_s_three_decade_chart_reign.html|title= Queen of Disco Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=July 12, 2023}}

| length = 4:16

| label = Groovy

| writer = * Giorgio Moroder

Pete Bellotte

| producer = Pete Bellotte

| prev_title = Denver Dream

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Lady of the Night

| next_year = 1974

}}

"The Hostage" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her debut studio album, Lady of the Night (1974), which was released exclusively in the Netherlands.{{Discogs master|27104|Lady of the Night|type=album}}. Retrieved April 8, 2020. The track was written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, with the latter also serving as producer. It was issued as a 7-inch single in Europe and Asia in 1974,{{Discogs master|76186|The Hostage|type=single}}. Retrieved April 8, 2020. later being included in the German and French versions of Summer's 1975 album Love to Love You Baby.{{Discogs master|76255|Love to Love You Baby|type=album}}. Retrieved April 8, 2020. In the lyrics, Summer plays a wife whose husband is kidnapped.{{cite journal |journal=Blues & Soul |date=March 30, 1976 |issue=186 |title=DONNA SUMMER: People 115 - THE HOSTAGE/LET'S GET WORK TOGETHER}}{{cite web |title=From Rock's Backpages: Donna Summer & The Story Of 'Love To Love You Baby' |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/08825-donna-summer-interview-love-to-love-you-rocks-backpages |website=The Quietus |accessdate=April 8, 2020 |language=en-us |date=May 18, 2012}} By 1978, "The Hostage" had sold 500,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT45|magazine=Billboard|title=France 1978: The Future has Never Been Brighter|page=F-3|issn=0006-2510|date=12 August 1978|via=Google Books|first=Henry|last=Kahn|accessdate=14 December 2022}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row" \| Spanish Singles Chart{{cite book\|first=Fernando\|last=Salaverri\|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002\|edition=1st\|date=September 2005\|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE\|location=Spain\|isbn=84-8048-639-2\|language=es}} \| 2
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "The Hostage" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1974) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
{{single chart\|Flanders\|3\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=The Hostage\|access-date=April 8, 2020\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|8\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=The Hostage\|access-date=April 8, 2020\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|2\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=The Hostage\|accessdate=May 25, 2020\|refname=Dutch40\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|2\|artist=Donna Summer\|song=The Hostage\|access-date=April 8, 2020\|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "The Hostage" ! scope="col" \| Chart (1974) ! scope="col" \| Position
scope="row" \| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1974&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten 1974\|publisher=Ultratop\|access-date=July 24, 2023\|language=nl}} \| 34
scope="row" \| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1974\|title=Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=July 24, 2023\|language=nl}} \| 32
scope="row" \| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1974&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974\|publisher=Single Top 100\|access-date=July 24, 2023\|language=nl}} \| 33

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "The Hostage"

! scope="col" | Chart (1974)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1974&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 1974|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=July 24, 2023|language=nl}}

| 34

scope="row" | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1974|title=Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=July 24, 2023|language=nl}}

| 32

scope="row" | Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1974&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974|publisher=Single Top 100|access-date=July 24, 2023|language=nl}}

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References

Category:1974 singles

Category:1974 songs

Category:Donna Summer songs

Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder

Category:Songs written by Pete Bellotte

Category:Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte