Take the L (song)

"Take the L"
Single by The Motels
from the album All Four One
B-side"Mission of Mercy"
ReleasedJuly 1982
Recorded1981
Length3:42
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Val Garay
The Motels singles chronology
"Only the Lonely"
(1982)
"Take the L"
(1982)
"Forever Mine"
(1982)
Music video
"Take the L" on YouTube

"Take the L" is a song by American new wave band The Motels, which was released in 1982 as the second single from their third studio album All Four One. The song was written by Marty Jourard, Martha Davis and Carter, and produced by Val Garay. "Take the L" peaked at number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]

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