"The Hostage" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her debut studio album, Lady of the Night (1974), which was released exclusively in the Netherlands.[1] The track was written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, with the latter also serving as producer. It was issued as a 7-inch single in Europe and Asia in 1974,[2] later being included in the German and French versions of Summer's 1975 album Love to Love You Baby.[3] In the lyrics, Summer plays a wife whose husband is kidnapped.[4][5]