The Things We Do for Love (song) explained

The Things We Do for Love
Cover:The_Things_We_Do_For_Love_-_10CC.jpg
Caption:Artwork for UK/European release, also used for Japanese edition with different text layout
Type:single
Artist:10cc
Album:Deceptive Bends
B-Side:Hot to Trot
Released:3 December 1976 (UK)
Recorded:1976
Genre:
Length:3:32
Label:Mercury
Producer:10cc
Prev Title:I'm Mandy Fly Me
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Good Morning Judge
Next Year:1977

"The Things We Do for Love" is a song by British band 10cc, released as a single in 1976. It later featured on the album Deceptive Bends released in 1977 and was the group's first release after the departure of band members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme.

The song originated during the How Dare You! sessions, but was unpopular with Godley and Creme. Eric Stewart recalled, "While we were recording it, Kevin was coming out with some heavy statements like, 'I don't want to do any more crap like this,' after I played 'The Things We Do for Love' to him and Lol."[2]

Record World called it a "well crafted tune with a crisp, pop sound".[3] Cash Box called it a "pop record that combines the best of a strong Beatles influence with solid rock ’n’ roll and the luxuriant harmonies that characterized [10cc's] past efforts".[4]

Track listing

UK 7" single
  • A. "The Things We Do for Love" – 3:32
  • B. "Hot to Trot" – 4:28

    Personnel

    Chart performance

    The song was a hit in various countries worldwide, reaching No. 1 in Canada,[5] as well as peaking at No. 6 in the UK,[6] No. 5 in Australia, No. 13 in the Netherlands,[7] No. 2 in Ireland[8] and No. 5 in the US,[9] where it reached gold status and became the band's best-selling single.

    Weekly charts

    Chart (1976–1977)Peak
    position
    Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 5
    Canadian RPM Top Singles1
    Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[11] 12
    New Zealand[12] 27
    US Billboard Hot 1005
    US Cash Box Top 100[13] 4
    US Billboard Adult Contemporary[14] 12

    Year-end charts

    Chart (1977)Rank
    Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] [16] 37
    Canada[17] 12
    US Billboard Hot 100[18] 44
    US Cash Box [19] 11

    Certifications

    Amy Grant version

    The Things We Do for Love
    Cover:The_Things_we_Do_for_Love_-_Amy_Grant.jpg
    Type:single
    Artist:Amy Grant
    Released:February 1996
    Genre:Adult contemporary
    Label:A&M
    Prev Title:Oh How the Years Go By
    Prev Year:1995
    Next Title:Takes a Little Time
    Next Year:1997

    "The Things We Do for Love" was covered by Amy Grant for the soundtrack to the 1996 film Mr. Wrong. Her version reached number 24 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number 41 on the Pop singles chart[20] and number eight Adult Contemporary.[21] It is ranked as the 96th biggest Adult Contemporary hit of 1996.[22]

    Weekly charts

    Chart (1996)Peak
    position
    Canada RPM Adult Contemporary8
    Canada RPM Top Singles41

    Year-end charts

    Tina Arena version

    The Things We Do for Love
    Cover:The_Things_we_Do_for_Love_by_Tina_Arena.jpg -->
    Type:single
    Artist:Tina Arena
    Released:4 November 2014
    Recorded:2014
    Genre:Pop
    Length:3:08
    Label:Positive Dream, EMI
    Prev Title:Still Running
    Prev Year:2014
    Next Title:I Want to Love You
    Next Year:2015

    Australian singer Tina Arena released her version in November 2014, with money raised going towards the National Breast Cancer Foundation.[23] [24]

    Australian department store David Jones Limited used the song in their 2014 Christmas campaign.[25] [26]

    Track listing

    1-track download[23]

    1. "The Things We Do for Love" - 3:08

    4-track download[27]

    1. "Last Christmas" - 3:59
    2. "The Things We Do for Love" (pop mix) - 3:21
    3. "Only Lonely" - 3:22
    4. "You Set Fire to My Life" (acoustic mix) - 4:22

    Charts

    Other versions

    The song was covered in 2007 by American alternative rock band Lazlo Bane for their '70s covers album Guilty Pleasures.

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Should 10cc Be Taken Seriously?. Music Aficionado.
    2. Web site: Bensley . Lin . 24 June 2023 . "When they make documentaries about the 70s, they talk about glam and prog rock. 10cc weren't either so we don't get a mention..." The rise and fall of 10cc's original line-up . Louder.
    3. Record World. 25 December 1976. 1. 2023-03-03. Hits of the Week.
    4. Cash Box. 25 December 1976. 40. 2023-05-14. Singles Reviews.
    5. Top Singles . RPM Magazine . 16 April 1977 . 2 April 2020.
    6. Web site: 10 C.C. | Artist . Official Charts . 12 March 2014.
    7. Web site: Steffen Hung . 10cc – The Things We Do For Love . dutchcharts.nl . 12 March 2014.
    8. Web site: The Irish Charts – All there is to know . Irishcharts.ie . 12 March 2014.
    9. Web site: Hot 100 . Billboard . 14 April 1977 . 2 April 2020.
    10. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book . . 307 . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.
    11. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly. Library and Archives. Canada. . 17 July 2013. 8 October 2018.
    12. Web site: The Official New Zealand Music Chart. THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. 8 October 2018.
    13. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 4/16/77. Tropicalglen.com. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609214521/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19770416.html. 9 June 2015. dead.
    14. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 238.
    15. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 129.
    16. Web site: Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977 . . Imgur.com. 8 January 2022.
    17. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada . Bac-lac.gc.ca . 17 July 2013 . 11 October 2016.
    18. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977. Musicoutfitters.com. 21 February 2016.
    19. Web site: Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1977. Tropicalglen.com. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181020124405/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1977YESP.html. 20 October 2018. dead.
    20. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 15 April 1996 . 6 December 2018.
    21. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 15 April 1996 . 11 December 2018.
    22. Web site: Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1996 ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.
    23. Web site: Tina Arena 'The Things We Do For Love' (smooth mix) - single. 4 November 2014. iTunes Australia. 10 November 2014.
    24. Web site: The Things We Do for Love, de Tina Arena en écoute gratuite et illimitée. 4 November 2014. All for Music. 7 April 2018.
    25. Web site: DAVID JONES – XMAS CAMPAIGN. Trailer Media. November 2014. 7 April 2018.
    26. Web site: Tina Arena and David Jones tie up for Christmas. Ad News. 14 November 2014 . 7 April 2018.
    27. Web site: The Things we Do (single). 19 December 2014 . iTunes AUS. 7 April 2018.
    28. Web site: Response from ARIA re: Tina Arena ARIA singles chart history, received 21 November 2017. Imgur.com. 28 November 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.

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