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"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 in the UK,[1] and number 32 in the Netherlands. Though never released as a single in the USA, it topped the 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.

"Love's Unkind"

Artwork for the German single

Single by Donna Summer

from the album I Remember Yesterday

B-side

"Autumn Changes" (UK)
"Black Lady" (Germany/The Netherlands)

Released

November 29, 1977

Genre

Disco

Length

4:29

Label

Casablanca (US)
GTO (UK)

Songwriter(s)

Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte

Producer(s)

Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte

Donna Summer singles chronology

"I Remember Yesterday"
(1977)

"Love's Unkind"
(1977)

"I Love You"
(1977)

Weekly charts

Chart (1977-1978)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	25
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5]	32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	28
UK (Official Charts Company)[1]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	18

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

British singer-songwriter Toyah Willcox recorded a version for her 1987 album Desire.[10]

English actress Sophie Lawrence reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991 with her cover of the song.[11]

Estonian artist Onu Bella covered (parodied) the song in Estonian, titled "Koolis on vahva" ("School Is Fun") on his 1992 album "Ma võtsin viina" ("I Drank Vodka").[12]

Scottish Pop-Rock band Texas sampled the song for their 2021 single, “Mr Haze”.

References

"1978 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 14th January 1978". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
"Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
"Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love's Unkind". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
"Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
"Donna Summer – Love's Unkind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
"Donna Summer awards on Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Donna Summer – Love's Unkind". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
"British single certifications – Donna Summer – Love's Unkind". British Phonographic Industry.
"Toyah - Desire (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 314. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
"Onu Bella - Ma Võtsin Viina (Cassette, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Lady of the Night (1974) Love to Love You Baby (1975) A Love Trilogy (1976) Four Seasons of Love (1976) I Remember Yesterday (1977) Once Upon a Time (1977) Bad Girls (1979) The Wanderer (1980) I'm a Rainbow (rec. 1981, rel. 1996) Donna Summer (1982) She Works Hard for the Money (1983) Cats Without Claws (1984) All Systems Go (1987) Another Place and Time (1989) Mistaken Identity (1991) Christmas Spirit (1994) Crayons (2008)
Live albums	Live and More (1978) Live & More Encore (1999)
Compilations	On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979) The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (1985) The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (1987) The Donna Summer Anthology (1993) Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits (1994) The Ultimate Collection (2003) The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003) Gold (2005) The Ultimate Collection (2016)
Remix albums	Love to Love You Donna (2013)
Singles	"The Hostage" (1974) "Lady of the Night" (1974) "Love to Love You Baby" (1975) "Virgin Mary" (1975) "Could It Be Magic (1976) "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (1976) "Spring Affair (1976) "Winter Melody (1977) "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (1977) "I Feel Love" (1977) "Shut Out" (1977) "Down Deep Inside" (1977) "I Remember Yesterday" (1977) "Love's Unkind" (1977) "I Love You" (1977) "Rumour Has It" (1978) "Last Dance" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "MacArthur Park" (1978) "Heaven Knows" (1978) "Hot Stuff" (1979) "Bad Girls" (1979) "Dim All the Lights" (1979) "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979) "On the Radio" (1979) "Sunset People" (1980) "The Wanderer" (1980) "Cold Love" (1980) "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (1981) "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982) "State of Independence" (1982) "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (1982) "The Woman in Me" (1983) "Protection" (1983) "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983) "Unconditional Love" (1983) "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (1984) "There Goes My Baby" (1984) "Supernatural Love" (1984) "Eyes" (1984) "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987) "Only the Fool Survives" (1987) "This Time I Know It's for Real" (1989) "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (1989) "Love's About to Change My Heart" (1989) "Breakaway" (1989) "When Love Takes Over You" (1989) "State of Independence (New Bass Remix)" (1990) "When Love Cries" (1991) "Work That Magic" (1991) "Carry On" (1992) "La Vie en rose" (1994) "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (1994) "Any Way at All" (1994) "I Feel Love (Remix)" (1995) "Whenever There Is Love" (1996) "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (1999) "Love Is the Healer" (1999) "The Power of One" (2000) "You're So Beautiful" (2003) "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (2004) "I Got Your Love" (2005) "I'm a Fire" (2008) "Stamp Your Feet" (2008) "It's Only Love" (2008) "Fame (The Game)" (2008) "To Paris with Love" (2010)
Related topics	Brooklyn Dreams Pete Bellotte Joe "Bean" Esposito Giorgio Moroder Bruce Sudano Neil Bogart Paul Jabara Sunshine "Down Deep Inside"

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На других языках

- [en] Love's Unkind

[es] Love's Unkind

«Love's Unkind» (en español: «El amor es cruel») es el cuarto sencillo del álbum I Remember Yesterday de la cantante Donna Summer. La canción combina la música disco con la música popular de la década de los 50, y cuenta historias de la escuela secundaria y de triángulos amorosos. Se convirtió en uno de sus mayores éxitos en el Reino Unido y un hit Europa.

[ru] Love’s Unkind

«Love’s Unkind» (с англ. — «Любовь жестока») — песня американской певицы Донны Саммер, записанная для её третьего студийного альбома I Remember Yesterday. Песня стала одним из ее самых больших хитов Саммер в Великобритании, достигнув пика на третьем месте, а также получив там золотую сертификацию. Хотя песня никогда не выходила в качестве сингла в США, она возглавляла танцевальный чарт как часть альбома I Remember Yesterday, поскольку в то время целые альбомы могли считаться одной записью в этом конкретном чарте.

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