Disco Love
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| Single by The Saturdays | |||||||
| from the album Living for the Weekend | |||||||
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| Released | 4 October 2013 | ||||||
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| Recorded | 2013 | ||||||
| Genre | Electropop, nu-disco | ||||||
| Length | 3:13 | ||||||
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| Producer(s) | StopWaitGo | ||||||
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"Disco Love" is a song recorded by English-Irish girl group The Saturdays from their fourth studio album, Living for the Weekend (2013). Written and produced by Icelandic producers StopWaitGo, it was released on 4 October 2013 as the fourth single from the album. The song was released during high competition, but it managed to chart and peak at number five on the UK Singles Chart with sales of 51,690 copies.
Background and composition
"Disco Love" has a notable disco theme, as do its B-sides "Love Come Down" and "On the Radio", which were originally recorded and released by Evelyn King and Donna Summer respectively. Summer is given recognition and attention in the song's lyrics: "It's never winter when it's Donna Summer all year long". The song also gives notice to Britney Spears' 1998 debut single, "...Baby One More Time".[1] The group announced the release of "Disco Love" on 26 July 2013 on their official Facebook account, announcing, "Team Sats! We're having a blast shooting the video for our next single 'Disco Love'! Can't wait for you guys to hear it! #SatsDiscoLove"[2]
Reception
Robert Copsey of Digital Spy described the single as "light 'n' fluffy electropop so sugary it'll rot your teeth in an instant, while the chorus has the kind of ear-snagging hooks that quickly dig deep."[1] While giving the single four out of five stars, they also compared the single to the group's previous material, citing, "Don't get us wrong, we enjoyed their recent foray into US-friendly pop, but we'll always prefer The Saturdays when they're at their most gaudy and glittery."[1] Sam Lansky from Idolator called the song "a beacon of lighthouse illuminating the darkness of the charts!"[3] He also described it as "instantaneous and propulsive, and exactly the shot of adrenaline that they needed."[3]
Music video
The accompanying video was filmed in July 2013 around Blackheath Common. It premiered on The Saturdays' Vevo channel at midnight on 25 August 2013.[4][5]
The video follows The Saturdays as they journey through three decades: 1970s, 1980s and 1990s by dressing up in appropriately themed outfits and performing the track in three different settings: the countryside, a rollerskating rink and a skatepark.
Live performances and promotion
The group performed the single for the first time on ITV's Stepping Out on 21 September 2013.[6] During Disco Love's release week, the group will also perform on Sunday Brunch and Surprise, Surprise on 6 October, Daybreak on 7 October and This Morning on 9 October. The following week, in promotion for Living for the Weekend, the group also scheduled as performance at G-A-Y Heaven in London on 12 October and an appearance on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on 16 October.[7] The group also performed the single on The Paul O'Grady Show. Due to her pregnancy, Frankie Sandford was confirmed to be absent from the group's live performances of the single. Sandford was reported to have "made no secret that she was gutted to be taking a step back from the band so soon and can't wait to get back to work".[8]
Formats and track listings
Digital download[9]
- "Disco Love" – 3:14
- Remix EP - digital download [10]
- "Disco Love (Wideboys Radio Edit)" – 3:21
- "Love Come Down" – 3:32
- "On the Radio" – 3:51
- "Disco Love (StarLab Disco Radio Edit)" – 3:53
Charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position | |
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| scope="row" | Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[ 1] | 10 |
| scope="row" | Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[ 1] | 8 |
| scope="row" | Ireland (IRMA)[ 1] | 9 |
| scope="row" | Scotland (Official Charts Company)[ 1] | 4 |
| Slovakia (IFPI)[ 1] | 74 | |
| scope="row" | UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2013) | Position |
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| UK Singles Chart[11] | 167 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Ireland | 4 October 2013[12] |
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Polydor |
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| United Kingdom | 6 October 2013[9] | Fascination | |
| France | 14 October 2013[13] | Digital download | Universal Music |
| Australia | 18 October 2013[13] | ||
| United States | 22 October 2013[13] | Mercury | |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Copsey, Robert (20 September 2013). "The Saturdays: 'Disco Love' - Single review". Digital Spy. Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Daniels, Colin (26 July 2013). "The Saturdays announce new single 'Disco Love'". Digital Spy (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lansky, Sam (19 August 2013). "The Saturdays’ "Disco Love" Is So Great It Actually Makes Up For "What About Us": Listen". Idolator. Idolator.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Klompus, Jack (26 August 2013). "The Saturdays premiere new music video 'Disco Love' - watch". Digital Spy. Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ Wass, Mike (26 August 2013). "The Saturdays Travel Through Time In Their Camp "Disco Love" Video: Watch". Idolator. Idolator.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Martin, Lara (16 September 2013). "The Saturdays to perform Disco Love on Stepping Out". Reveal. Reveal.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Universal Music (1 October 2013). "The Saturdays announce Disco Love and Living for The Weekend TV appearances and G-A-Y performance". Thesaturdays.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ Strang, Fay (2 October 2013). "It must be any day now! Heavily pregnant Frankie Sandford shows off her huge bump as she dines out with fiancé Wayne Bridge". Daily Mail. Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Disco Love - Single by The Saturdays". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Disco Love - Remix EP by The Saturdays". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles Of 2013". Official Charts Company. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "Disco Love - Single by The Saturdays". iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Disco Love and Living For The Weekend international release dates revealed". The Saturdays. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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