"Computer Love" (German version: "Computerliebe") is a song by the German electronic band

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. It was released in 1981 on the studio album ''

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'' and as a single in the same year. In the UK, the song originally peaked at number 36 before it was released on 7 November 1981 as a double A-side single with " The Model", after which it went on to reach number one on the

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. The song was re-arranged and re-recorded for the band's 1991 studio album '' The Mix''. The melody of "Computer Love" was later used in

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's song "

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" on the album '' X&Y''. Prior to release, Coldplay singer

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