The Night You Murdered Love

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"The Night You Murdered Love"
Single by ABC
from the album Alphabet City
B-side"Minneapolis"
Released24 August 1987[1]
Recorded1987
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 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.

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[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart[5] 18
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 9
French Singles Chart[5] 1
German Singles Chart[7] 20
Irish Singles Chart[8] 14
New Zealand Singles Chart[9] 20
UK Singles Chart[10] 31
US Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart[11] 3
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart[11] 33

References

  1. ^ "Index: ABC". Record Mirror. 22 August 1987. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Stylusmagazine.com
  3. ^ AllMusic
  4. ^ "ABC - The Night You Murdered Love at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Song artist 769 - ABC". tsort.info.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "ABC – The Night You Murdered Love". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  7. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2012.[dead link]
  8. ^ Jaclyn Ward – Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  9. ^ Steffen Hung. "ABC – The Night You Murdered Love". charts.nz. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  10. ^ "The Official Charts Company – The Night You Murdered Love by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  11. ^ a b ABC. "ABC – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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