"The Things We Do for Love" is a song by British band

10cc 10cc are an English rock music, rock band formed in Stockport, southeast of Manchester, in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians, Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who had written and recorded togethe ...

, released as a

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in 1976. It later featured on the album ''

Deceptive Bends ''Deceptive Bends'' is the fifth studio album by the British rock band 10cc, released in 1977. It was the first album released by the band after the departure of founding members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme and produced the hit single " The Th ...

'' released in 1977 and was the group's first release after the departure of band members

Kevin Godley Kevin Michael Godley (born 7 October 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer and music video director. He was a singer and drummer of the art rock band 10cc and later was part of collaboration duo Godley & Creme with Lol Creme. Early ...

and

Lol Creme Laurence Neil "Lol" Creme ( ; born 19 September 1947) is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He was later one half of the duo Godley & Creme, with 10cc drummer Kevin Godley. Creme has collaborated with ...

Recording

The song originated during the ''How Dare You!'' sessions, but was unpopular with Godley and Creme.

Eric Stewart Eric Michael Stewart (born 20 January 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the rock groups the Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of ...

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."

Reception

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'' called it a "well crafted tune with a crisp, pop sound". ''

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'' called it a "pop record that combines the best of a strong

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influence with solid rock ’n’ roll and the luxuriant harmonies that characterized 0cc'spast efforts".

Track listing

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

Personnel

– lead & backing vocals, electric lead guitar, piano, organ *

Graham Gouldman Graham Keith Gouldman (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the co-lead singer and bassist of the art rock band 10cc. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1972. Before 10c ...

– bass, electric & acoustic rhythm guitars, tambourine, handclaps, backing vocals * Paul Burgess – drums, tambourine, handclaps, gong

Chart performance

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

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Amy Grant version

"The Things We Do for Love" was covered by

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "Honorific ...

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 and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It is ranked as the 96th biggest Adult Contemporary hit of 1996.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Tina Arena version

Australian singer

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

released her version in November 2014, with money raised going towards the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Australian department store David Jones used the song in its 2014 Christmas campaign.

Track listing

1-track download # "The Things We Do for Love" - 3:08 4-track download # "

Last Christmas "Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!. Written and produced by George Michael, it was released on 3 December 1984 via CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side via Epic Records with " Everything She Wants" in several Eur ...

" - 3:59 # "The Things We Do for Love" (pop mix) - 3:21 # "

Only Lonely "Only Lonely" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was the first single taken from their second album, ' (1985). Reception ''Cash Box'' called it "a more textured and more melodic effort than the band's past material." Debuting on the ...

" - 3:22 # " You Set Fire to My Life" (acoustic mix) - 4:22

Charts

Other versions

The song was covered in 2007 by American alternative rock band

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for their '70s covers album '' Guilty Pleasures''.

References

External links

* (10 CC) {{DEFAULTSORT:Things We Do for Love 1976 songs 1976 singles 1996 singles 2014 singles 10cc songs Songs written by Eric Stewart Songs written by Graham Gouldman RPM Top Singles number-one singles Tina Arena songs Amy Grant songs Mercury Records singles A&M Records singles