Love to Hate You
| "Love to Hate You" | ||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||
| from the album Chorus | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 9 September 1991 | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Martyn Phillips | |||
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| "Love to Hate You" on YouTube | ||||
"Love to Hate You" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in September 1991 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Chorus (1991). Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, it is an electronic dance track inspired by disco music. The synthesizer melody in the chorus is an interpolation of the string break from Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". The duo also recorded a Spanish version of the song, called "Amor y Odio" (Love and Hatred), and one in Italian called "Amo Odiarti".
"Love to Hate You" was released by Mute Records in the United Kingdom and Sire Records in the United States. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, and Sweden. The song's music video was directed by David Mallet and filmed in London's Leadenhall Market.