Love Reaction
| "Love Reaction" | ||||
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| File:Love Reaction.jpg | ||||
| Single by Divine | ||||
| from the album The Story So Far | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Length | 5:31 | |||
| Label | Break | |||
| Songwriter | Bobby Orlando | |||
| Producer | Bobby Orlando | |||
| Divine singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Reaction" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1983. The song was later included on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far.[2] It has been noted for its similarity to New Order's song "Blue Monday", released earlier in 1983, with Alexis Petridis of The Guardian calling it "basically... 'Blue Monday' with a new vocal" and producer Bobby Orlando "Blue Monday"'s "most vociferous disciple".[3]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]"Love Reaction" became Divine's third single to chart on the Dutch singles chart. It debuted at No. 35 before climbing to and peaking at No. 25 in its second week. The song spent a total of 4 weeks on the chart.[4]
"Love Reaction" spent a total of 7 weeks on the German singles chart and peaked at No. 55. It spent one week at its peak.[5]
Track listings
[edit | edit source]- Dutch vinyl, 12-inch single[6]
- "Love Reaction" – 5:31
- "Love Reaction" (radio version) – 3:20
- "Love Reaction" (instrumental) – 5:00
- German vinyl, 12-inch single[7]
- "Love Reaction" (album version) – 5:34
- "Love Reaction" (special maxi version) – 6:58
- "Love Reaction" (instrumental version) – 4:04
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 24 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[9] | 25 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[10] | 27 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 55 |
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 65 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Divine - The Best of Divine: Native Love (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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- ^ Divine - Love Reaction Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ a b Divine - Singles Archived 2017-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Divine - Love Reaction Dutch Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Divine - Love Reaction German Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Divine – Love Reaction" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ Divine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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