| Rumour Has It | |
| Cover: | Rumour_Has_It_(Germany).jpg |
| Caption: | One of artworks for the German vinyl single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Donna Summer |
| Album: | Once Upon a Time |
| B-Side: |
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| Released: | March 28, 1978 |
| Genre: | Disco |
| Length: | 4:57 |
| Label: | Casablanca |
| Producer: | Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte |
| Prev Title: | Fairy Tale High |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Back in Love Again |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
"Rumour Has It" is a song by the American singer Donna Summer, released in 1978. It was a moderate hit, peaking at #53 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Disco Chart in the US and #19 in the UK, and #20 in the Netherlands.
The song was originally featured on Summer's Once Upon a Time album, a concept album that tells the "fairytale" story of a girl's adventures as she goes from rags to riches. This song is found towards the end of the album, when the main character hears that someone is "looking for a girl like me" and hopes that the man in question is someone she has liked for some time. One of the verses in the original version was edited out for the 7" format. It is one of the earliest examples of disco, funk, rock, and electronica in pop culture. This was the second big hit in the UK from her Once Upon A Time album, which is most notable for its electronic suite on side 2, that influenced punk rock artists in the development of the 1980s new wave movement.
Record World said that the song is "in [Summers'] signature style."[1]
| Chart (1978) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] | 64 | |
| UK (Official Charts Company)[3] | 19 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 53 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 21 |