The Night You Murdered Love

"The Night You Murdered Love"
Single by ABC
from the album Alphabet City
B-side"Minneapolis"
Released24 August 1987 (1987-08-24)[1]
Recorded1987
StudioMarcus Recording Studios (London)
Genre
Length4:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
ABC singles chronology
"When Smokey Sings"
(1987) 		"The Night You Murdered Love"
(1987) 		"King Without a Crown"
(1988)
Music video
"The Night You Murdered Love" on YouTube

"The Night You Murdered Love" is a song by English band ABC, released in August 1987 by Mercury as the second single from their fourth studio album, Alphabet City (1987). It peaked at No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video shows a homicidal fashion model carrying a slingshot and a skateboard stalking the band across the city of Paris.

Critical reception

Jerry Smith of British magazine Music Week described "The Night You Murdered Love" a "glamorous and dramatic number" and noted "its Chic-style funky guitar and sweeping strings".[4] In a review published in Smash Hits, Sylvia Patterson described the song as being "desperately dreary, flimsily tinkling, half-hearted puff of a record that makes you want to be instantly sick on Martin Fry's expensive breeks".[5]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "The Night You Murdered Love" – 4:53
  2. "Minneapolis" – 2:57

US 12" single

  • A1 "The Night You Murdered Love" (Sheer Chic Mix) – 6:31
Mixed by – The Funky Sisters, Pete Hammond
  • A2 "Minneapolis" – 2:57
  • B1 "The Night You Murdered Love" (The Whole Story) – 8:14
Rap [Featuring] – Contessa Lady V
  • B2 "The Night You Murdered Love" (The Reply) – 4:50
Rap [Featuring] – Contessa Lady V
  • B3 "The Night You Murdered Love" (Bonus Beats) – 4:53[6]

Charts

Weekly-chart performance for "The Night You Murdered Love"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 20
UK Singles Chart[11] 31
UK Dance (Music Week)[12] 17
US Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart[13] 3
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart[13] 33
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 20

References

  1. ^ "Index: ABC". Record Mirror. 22 August 1987. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Stylusmagazine.com
  3. ^ AllMusic
  4. ^ Smith, Jerry (29 August 1987). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 22. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Patterson, Sylvia (26 August – 8 September 1987). "Singles reviewed by Sylvia Patterson" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 17. p. 55. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "ABC - The Night You Murdered Love at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. ^ "ABC – The Night You Murdered Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Night You Murdered Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  9. ^ "ABC – The Night You Murdered Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  10. ^ "ABC – The Night You Murdered Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  11. ^ "The Official Charts Company – The Night You Murdered Love by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 October 1987. p. 17. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ a b ABC. "ABC – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  14. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2012.[dead link‍]