This Is Not a Love Song

For the 2002 British film, see This Is Not a Love Song (film).

"This Is Not a Love Song"
Single by Public Image Ltd
from the album This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
B-side
Released5 September 1983[1]
Length
  • 3:30 (7" edit)
  • 4:27 (12" version)
  • 4:12 (album version)
LabelVirgin VS 529
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Public Image Ltd singles chronology
"Flowers of Romance"
(1981) 		"This Is Not a Love Song"
(1983) 		"Bad Life"
(1984)
Alternative cover
12" cover

"This Is Not a Love Song" is a single released by English post-punk band Public Image Ltd in 1983. It is the band's biggest commercial hit, peaking at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and at No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.

The 12" remixed version of the song is featured on Commercial Zone as "Love Song". A re-recorded version of the song is featured on PiL's fourth studio album This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get and includes a horn section.[2]

Track listing

7" vinyl – A|B Virgin 105 938[3]
  1. "This Is Not a Love Song" – 3:30
  2. "Public Image" – 2:58
12" maxi – Virgin 600 997[3]
  1. "This Is Not a Love Song" – 4:27
  2. "Blue Water" – 3:46
  3. "This Is Not a Love Song (Remixed version)" – 4:27
  4. "Public Image" – 2:58

Chart performance

Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 45
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 5
West Germany (GfK)[10] 10

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Public Image Ltd". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "PiL – This Is Not A Love Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – This Is Not a Love Song". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. ^ "PiL – This Is Not A Love Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. ^ "PiL – This Is Not A Love Song". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – PiL – This Is Not A Love Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 March 2019.