Digital Love (Daft Punk song)

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Digital Love (Daft Punk song)

"Digital Love" is a song by the 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. The song appears in the 2003 film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.

Quick Facts Single by Daft Punk, from the album Discovery ...
"Digital Love"
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Single by Daft Punk
from the album Discovery
B-side
Released11 June 2001 (2001-06-11)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length4:58
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Daft Punk
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Aerodynamic"
(2001)
"Digital Love"
(2001)
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
(2001)
Audio sample
Daft Punk – "Digital Love"
Music video
"Digital Love" on YouTube
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Composition

"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] The Daft Punk collaborator Chilly Gonzales said the sample contains an unresolved chord progression that contributes to the 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]

Music video

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Perspective

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.

Reception

"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]

Track listings

More information No., Title ...
French limited-edition 7-inch single[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Digital Love" (radio edit)3:59
2."Digital Dub" (radio edit)3:59
Total length:7:58
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UK and European CD single, UK cassette single[9][10][11]
No.TitleLength
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
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UK 12-inch single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Digital Love"4:58
2."Digital Dub"4:58
Total length:9:56
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Australian CD single[13]
No.TitleLength
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
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More information No., Title ...
Japanese CD EP[14]
No.TitleLength
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
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Charts

More information Chart (2001), Peak position ...
Weekly chart performance for "Digital Love"
Chart (2001) Peak
position
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 (GfK)[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
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More information Chart (2021), Peak position ...
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[29]23
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Certifications

More information Region, Certification ...
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Release history

More information Region, Date ...
Release dates and formats for "Digital Love"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 11 June 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Virgin [31][32]
Japan 16 June 2001 CD [33]
Australia 18 June 2001 [34]
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References

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