"Disco Love" is a song recorded by British-Irish

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from their fourth studio album, '' Living for the Weekend'' (2013). Written and produced by Icelandic producers StopWaitGo, it was released on 4 October 2013 as the fourth single from the album. The song peaked at number five on the

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with first week sales of 51,690 copies.

Background and composition

"Disco Love" has a notable

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theme, as do its B-sides "

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" and " On the Radio", which were originally recorded and released by Evelyn King and

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respectively. Summer is given recognition and attention in the song's lyrics: "It's never winter when it's Donna Summer all year long". The song also gives notice to The Bee Gees, as well as

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' 1998 debut single, " ...Baby One More Time". The group announced the release of "Disco Love" on 26 July 2013 on their official

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account, announcing, "Team Sats! We're having a blast shooting the video for our next single 'Disco Love'! Can't wait for you guys to hear it! #SatsDiscoLove"

Reception

Robert Copsey of

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described the single as "light 'n' fluffy electropop so sugary it'll rot your teeth in an instant, while the chorus has the kind of ear-snagging hooks that quickly dig deep." While giving the single four out of five stars, they also compared the single to the group's previous material, citing, "Don't get us wrong, we enjoyed their recent foray into US-friendly pop, but we'll always prefer The Saturdays when they're at their most gaudy and glittery." Sam Lansky from ''

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'' called the song "a beacon of lighthouse illuminating the darkness of the charts!" He also described it as "instantaneous and propulsive, and exactly the shot of adrenaline that they needed."

Music video

The accompanying video was filmed in July 2013 around

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. It premiered on The Saturdays'

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channel at midnight on 25 August 2013. The video follows The Saturdays as they journey to three years, each a decade apart: 1979, 1989 and 1999 - by dressing up in appropriately themed outfits and performing the track in three different settings: the countryside, a rollerskating rink and a skatepark.

Live performances and promotion

The group performed the single for the first time on

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's '' Stepping Out'' on 21 September 2013. During the song's release week, the group also performed on ''

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'' and '' Surprise Surprise'' on 6 October, '' Daybreak'' on 7 October and '' This Morning'' on 9 October. The following week, in promotion for ''Living for the Weekend'', the group also scheduled as performance at G-A-Y Heaven in

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on 12 October and an appearance on ''

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'' on 16 October. The group also performed the single on ''

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''. Due to her pregnancy,

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was absent from the group's live performances of the single.

Formats and track listings

;Disco Love – CD Single (Released 4 Oct, 2013) # "Disco Love" – 3:14 # "

" – 3:32 # " On the Radio" – 3:51 # "Disco Love (StarLab Disco Radio Edit)" – 3:53 ;Disco Love – Digital Single (Released 4 Oct, 2013) #"Disco Love" – 3:14 ;Disco Love (Remixes) – EP (Released 4 Oct, 2013) #"Disco Love (Wideboys Radio Edit)" – 3:21 #"

" – 3:32 #" On the Radio" – 3:51 #"Disco Love (StarLab Disco Radio Edit)" – 3:53 ;Disco Love (Remixes) – Single (Released 4 Oct, 2013) #"Disco Love (Wideboys Club Mix)" – 5:43 #"Disco Love (StarLab Disco Club Mix)" – 6:06 #"Disco Love (LoveBug Club Mix)" – 5:11 ;Disco Love (Acoustic Live from Transmitter Studios / 2013) – Single (Released 11 Oct, 2013) #"Disco Love (Acoustic Live from Transmitter Studios / 2013)" – 3:14 ;Revamped Version #"Disco Love" – 3:14 #"Love Come Down" – 3:32 #"On the Radio" – 3:51 #"Disco Love (Wideboys Radio Edit)" – 3:21 #"Disco Love (StarLab Disco Radio Edit)" – 3:53 #"Disco Love (Acoustic Live from Transmitter Studios / 2013)" – 3:14 #"Disco Love (Wideboys Club Mix)" – 5:43 #"Disco Love (StarLab Disco Club Mix)" – 6:06 #"Disco Love (LoveBug Club Mix)" – 5:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control Fiction set in 1979 Fiction set in 1989 Fiction set in 1999 2013 singles 2013 songs Fascination Records singles Polydor Records singles The Saturdays songs