"Digital Love" | ||||
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Single by Daft Punk | ||||
from the album Discovery | ||||
B-side | "Digital Dub" | |||
Released | 11 June 2001 | |||
Genre | Synth-pop [1] | |||
Length | 4:58 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Daft Punk | |||
Daft Punk singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
Daft Punk – "Digital Love" | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Digital Love" on YouTube |
"Digital Love" is a song by French electronic music duo Daft Punk. It was released as the third single from their second album, Discovery, on 11 June 2001. It reached number 33 in France,number 28 in Italy,and number 14 in the United Kingdom. As part of the album,the song is featured in the film Interstella 5555:The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem .
"Digital Love" features a sample of the 1979 song "I Love You More" by George Duke. The sample was worked into an electronic pop song about unspoken love with lyrics by DJ Sneak [2] and vocals performed by Daft Punk. [3] Friend and occasional collaborator Chilly Gonzales remarked upon the unresolved chord progression derived from the sample,noting that the suspended harmonies contribute to the song's sense of longing and desire. [4]
Thomas Bangalter said that the solo was created using a mixture of elements,aided by music sequencers:"No one plays solos in their songs anymore,but we wanted to include some on the album." [5] For the bridge,Daft Punk used a Wurlitzer electronic piano to create a sound they likened to the band Supertramp. [6]
The video was released in 2001 and was later included in the 2003 anime film Interstella 5555:The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem .
Immediately following the events that occurred in the "Aerodynamic" video,the alien planet's security guards regain enough consciousness to send a distress signal to a distant astronaut named Shep. At first,Shep is seen cleaning his spaceship's exterior while singing along with the song's lyrics. After completing the task,he returns to the ship and lounges around in his bedroom,filled with memorabilia of the alien band. He drifts into a daydream where he dances with his crush,the band's female bass player (later named Stella),in mid-air.
Shep's dream comes to an abrupt halt when he is awakened by the distress signal sent to him. To his horror,he learns of the band's abduction and current state of the alien planet,immediately pursuing after the kidnappers. After the chase leads through a warp hole,the kidnappers make a safe landing with the unconscious alien band at their base on Earth,with Shep crash-landing into a nearby forest,temporarily rendering him unconscious. The kidnappers take the sedated captives into the base's lab for the events that take place in the "Harder,Better,Faster,Stronger" video.
"Digital Love" charted backed with "Aerodynamic" due to equal club play. It charted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States. It also reached number 67 in Australia,promoted along with its B-side,"Aerodynamic".
The song was featured in a GAP television advertisement. It featured both members of Daft Punk wearing their robotic helmets and gloves as well as GAP denim shirts and jeans. They appeared dancing with Juliette Lewis. When asked about Daft Punk's dancing in the ad,Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo stated "It looks really simple to do,but when you're on a step with the crew,it's really not,even though the choreographer was really nice." [7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Digital Love" (radio edit) | 3:59 |
2. | "Digital Dub" (radio edit) | 3:59 |
Total length: | 7:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Digital Love" (radio edit) | 3:59 |
2. | "Digital Love" (album version) | 4:58 |
3. | "Digital Love" (digital dub) | 4:58 |
Total length: | 13:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Digital Love" | 4:58 |
2. | "Digital Dub" | 4:58 |
Total length: | 9:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Digital Love" (radio edit) | 3:59 |
2. | "Digital Love" (album version) | 4:58 |
3. | "Digital Love" (digital dub) | 4:58 |
4. | "Aerodynamite" | 7:47 |
Total length: | 21:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Digital Love" (radio edit) | 3:59 |
2. | "Digital Love" (album version) | 4:59 |
3. | "Digital Dub" | 5:00 |
4. | "Aerodynamic" | 3:45 |
5. | "Aerodynamite" | 7:47 |
Total length: | 25:30 |
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [15] with "Aerodynamic" | 67 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [16] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [17] | 38 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [18] | 30 |
France (SNEP) [19] | 33 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [20] | 85 |
Ireland (IRMA) [21] | 35 |
Ireland Dance (IRMA) [22] | 4 |
Italy (FIMI) [23] | 28 |
Scotland (OCC) [24] | 16 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] | 60 |
UK Singles (OCC) [26] | 14 |
UK Dance (OCC) [27] | 8 |
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [28] | 9 |
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [29] | 23 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [30] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United Kingdom | 11 June 2001 |
| Virgin | [31] [32] |
Japan | 16 June 2001 | CD | [33] | |
Australia | 18 June 2001 | [34] |
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