| "Love T.K.O." | ||||
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| Single by Teddy Pendergrass | ||||
| from the album TP | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Format | cassette single, 12-inch single | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Soul, Quiet Storm | |||
| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Cecil Womack Linda Womack Gip Noble |
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"Love T.K.O." was a single by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, from his 1980 album, TP. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been covered by several artists, including Deborah Harry, Regina Belle, Hall & Oates, Bette Midler, Boz Scaggs, Lambchop, Womack & Womack and Michael McDonald[1]. In 2006, the song was featured in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, on fictional radio station VCFL. It was also used in 2005 video game Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy). DJ Spooky referenced the song in his essay entitled "Groove Theory" in URB. Artist Ahmad Lewis used the melody for a remix of his 1994 song, "Back in the Day" (Ahmad song) from his self-titled album Ahmad. In 1995, R&B group Xscape would sample it for their remix of Who Can I Run To. The song was sampled also by Kenny Lattimore and Total.