Disco Love

This article is about The Saturdays song. For the single by The Molesters, see Small Wonder Records. For song by Tina Charles, see Tina Charles (singer).
"Disco Love"
Single by The Saturdays
from the album Living for the Weekend
B-side
Released 4 October 2013
Format
Recorded 2013
Genre Electropop, disco
Length 3:13
Label
Writer(s)
  • Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson
  • Ásgeir Orri Ásgeirsson
  • Saethór Kristjánsson
  • Adam Klein
Producer(s) StopWaitGo
The Saturdays chronology
  • "Disco Love"
  • (2013)
Music video
"Disco Love" on YouTube

"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 peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart with first week 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 the song's release week, the group also performed 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. She 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

Disco Love – CD Single

(Released 4 Oct, 2013)

  1. "Disco Love" – 3:14
  2. "Love Come Down" – 3:32
  3. "On the Radio" – 3:51
  4. "Disco Love (StarLab Disco Radio Edit)" – 3:53
Disco Love – Digital Single

(Released 4 Oct, 2013)

  1. "Disco Love" – 3:14
Disco Love (Remixes) – EP

(Released 4 Oct, 2013)

  1. "Disco Love (Wideboys Radio Edit)" – 3:21
  2. "Love Come Down" – 3:32
  3. "On the Radio" – 3:51
  4. "Disco Love (StarLab Disco Radio Edit)" – 3:53
Disco Love (Remixes) – Single

(Released 4 Oct, 2013)

  1. "Disco Love (Wideboys Club Mix)" – 5:43
  2. "Disco Love (StarLab Disco Club Mix)" – 6:06
  3. "Disco Love (LoveBug Club Mix)" – 5:11
Disco Love (Acoustic Live from Transmitter Studios / 2013) – Single

(Released 11 Oct, 2013)

  1. "Disco Love (Acoustic Live from Transmitter Studios / 2013)" – 3:14

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row" Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[9] 10
scope="row" Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 8
scope="row" Ireland (IRMA)[11] 9
scope="row" Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 4
scope="row" Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 74
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
UK Singles Chart[15] 167
Chart (2014) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 75

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Ireland 4 October 2013[17]
Polydor
New Zealand
United Kingdom 6 October 2013[18] Fascination
France 14 October 2013[19] Digital download Universal Music
Australia 18 October 2013[19]
United States 22 October 2013[19] Mercury
Canada

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Daniels, Colin (26 July 2013). "The Saturdays announce new single 'Disco Love'". Digital Spy (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Klompus, Jack (26 August 2013). "The Saturdays premiere new music video 'Disco Love' - watch". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Wass, Mike (26 August 2013). "The Saturdays Travel Through Time In Their Camp "Disco Love" Video: Watch". Idolator. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Martin, Lara (16 September 2013). "The Saturdays to perform Disco Love on Stepping Out". Reveal. Nat Mags. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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. DMG Media. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Saturdays Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Euro Digital Songs for The Saturdays.
  10. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 41, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-10-19". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201342 into search.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-10-19" UK Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2013". Official Charts Company. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 – radios – 2014" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Disco Love - Single by The Saturdays". iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Disco Love - Single by The Saturdays". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Disco Love and Living For The Weekend international release dates revealed". The Saturdays. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.