| "Love to Hate You" | ||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||
| from the album Chorus | ||||
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| Released | 9 September 1991[1] | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Martyn Phillips | |||
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| "Love to Hate You" on YouTube | ||||
"Love to Hate You" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in September 1991 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Chorus (1991). Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it is an electronic dance track inspired by disco music. The synthesizer melody in the chorus is an interpolation of the string break from American singer Gloria Gaynor's disco-era classic "I Will Survive".[2][3] The duo also recorded a Spanish version of the song, called "Amor y Odio" (Love and Hatred), and one in Italian called "Amo Odiarti". The single was released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the US. It peaked at number one in Israel as well as number four on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, and Sweden. Its music video was directed by David Mallet.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 September 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Flick, Larry (2 November 1991). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 87. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Mainstream: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 September 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 4 October 2020.