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{{Short description|1990 single by Duran Duran}}
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| album = [[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]
| album = [[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]
| B-side = Throb
| B-side = Throb
| released = {{start date|1990|7|23|df=y}}<ref name="MW">{{cite magazine |date=21 July 1990 |title=New Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-07-21.pdf |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=27 |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|1990|7|23|df=y}}
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio = [[Olympic Studios|Olympic]] (London, England)
| studio = [[Olympic Studios|Olympic]] (London)
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length = 4:20 (album version)
| length = 4:20 (album version)
| label =
| label =
* [[EMI Records|EMI]]
* [[EMI Records|EMI]]
* [[Capitol records|Capitol]]
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| writer =
| writer =
* [[Simon Le Bon]]
* [[Simon Le Bon]]
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* [[Warren Cuccurullo]]
* [[Warren Cuccurullo]]
* [[Sterling Campbell]]
* [[Sterling Campbell]]
| producer = Duran Duran with [[Chris Kimsey]]
| producer =
* Duran Duran
* [[Chris Kimsey]]
| prev_title = [[Burning the Ground]]
| prev_title = [[Burning the Ground]]
| prev_year = 1989
| prev_year = 1989
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|lshDXc-2mes|"Violence of Summer"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|lshDXc-2mes|"Violence of Summer"}}}}
}}
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"'''Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)'''" is a song by English [[new wave music|new wave]] band [[Duran Duran]], the first single from their sixth studio album, ''[[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]'' (1990). Having finished the 1980s with the ''[[Decade: Greatest Hits|Decade]]'' singles compilation, Duran Duran found the 1990s a new challenge, in which commercial success would initially elude them. The lukewarm public response to "Violence of Summer" would shadow the band for the next few years until 1993's "[[Ordinary World (song)|Ordinary World]]" returned them to chart success. The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.
"'''Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)'''" is a song by the English [[pop rock]] band [[Duran Duran]], released on 23 July 1990 as the first single from their sixth studio album, ''[[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]'' (1990). The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.


==About the song==
==Release==
"Violence of Summer" lyrically contains familiar Duran Duran themes: fleeting romance in the face of sexual politics, and mars-meets-venus peculiarities between the genders. Le Bon continues to set these preoccupations into more realist scenarios, challenging himself to leave behind the opaque mysticism of the band's first five studio albums. The song was released on 23 July 1990 in the United Kingdom as a [[7-inch single]], a [[12-inch single]], a [[CD single]], and a [[cassette single]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=21 July 1990}}</ref> Two weeks later, on 6 August, another 12-inch single featuring "Throb" as a [[B-side]] was issued.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=4 August 1990}}</ref>
"Violence of Summer" was released on 23 July 1990 in the United Kingdom as a [[7-inch single]], a [[12-inch single]], a [[CD single]], and a [[cassette single]].<ref name="MW"/> Two weeks later, on 6 August, another 12-inch single featuring "Throb" as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was issued.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=4 August 1990}}</ref> In Japan, a [[Mini CD single|mini-CD single]] was issued on 10 August 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/112139/products/270429/1/|title=夏のバイオレンス {{!}} デュラン・デュラン|trans-title=Violence of Summer {{!}} Duran Duran|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=30 August 2023}}</ref>

==Music video==
The end of the 1980s marked a profound change in Duran Duran's video fortunes. [[MTV]]'s interest had shifted to younger bands, and their format was changing in any case. [[VH1]] was friendlier, but was more interested in the band's classic videos than in their current products. Duran Duran found it increasingly difficult to get a new video played where the public could see it.

The video for "Violence of Summer" was filmed in Paris by the young directing duo Big TV! (more conventionally known as Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom). The band, with paler skin and shorter hair than before, plays energetically on a set constructed to look like a bumper-car rig (mirroring the amusement park theme of the album sleeve), while models (including [[Tess Daly]]) in [[Blond#platinum blond|platinum blonde]] wigs hang about outside looking seductive. Newly muscular guitarist [[Warren Cuccurullo]] is almost unrecognisable to fans who were accustomed to his formerly waif-like appearance.


==B-sides and remixes==
==B-sides and remixes==
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
!Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
!Peak<br/>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
|59
| 59
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|43|artist=Duran Duran|song=Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders|43|artist=Duran Duran|song=Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
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{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|82|chartid=1300|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|82|chartid=1300|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-08-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=7|issue=33|page=10|date=18 August 1990|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-08-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=7|issue=33|page=10|date=18 August 1990|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
|34
| 34
|-
|-
{{single chart|Germany|69|artist=Duran Duran|song=Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)|songid=2164|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Germany|69|artist=Duran Duran|song=Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)|songid=2164|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
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{{single chart|Ireland2|21|song=Violence of Summer|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|21|song=Violence of Summer|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-08-11.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=32|page=10|date=11 August 1990|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-08-11.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=7|issue=32|page=10|date=11 August 1990|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref>
|2
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1990/week-36|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 36, 1990|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=nl|access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
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|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=Duran Duran|song=Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=Duran Duran|song=Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
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{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|13|artist=Duran Duran|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|13|artist=Duran Duran|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Dance Club Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dance Club Songs – Week of October 6, 1990 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1990-10-06/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927051309/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1990-10-06/ |archive-date=27 September 2019 |access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref>
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|36|artist=Duran Duran|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2019}}
| 36
|}
|}

==Other appearances==
Due to its lack of chart success, "Violence of Summer" has failed to appear on the compilation ''Greatest''.
However, the music video for this song was secretly included in the DVD edition of ''Greatest'' as an easter egg, although it is intercut with some interviews to the band about the Liberty album.

Apart from the single, "Violence of Summer" has also appeared on:

'''Albums:'''
*''[[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]'' (1990)
*''[[Singles Box Set 1986-1995]]'' (2005)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Refbegin}}
* [http://www.ionpool.net/duran/discography.html TM's Duran Duran discography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502165359/http://durancollection.wz.cz/duran2.html#Violence%20Of%20Summer Duran Duran Collection: Violence of Summer CDs]
{{Refend}}


{{Duran Duran}}
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 29 August 2024

"The Violence of Summer" redirects here. For the Law & Order episode, see The Violence of Summer (Law & Order).

"Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Liberty
B-side"Throb"
Released23 July 1990 (1990-07-23)[1]
StudioOlympic (London)
Length4:20 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Burning the Ground"
(1989) 		"Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
(1990) 		"Serious"
(1990)
Music video
"Violence of Summer" on YouTube

"Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 23 July 1990 as the first single from their sixth studio album, Liberty (1990). The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.

Release

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"Violence of Summer" was released on 23 July 1990 in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single, a CD single, and a cassette single.[1] Two weeks later, on 6 August, another 12-inch single featuring "Throb" as a B-side was issued.[2] In Japan, a mini-CD single was issued on 10 August 1990.[3]

B-sides and remixes

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Across various singles seven remixes of "Violence of Summer" were released. Initial copies of the UK 12-inch included a limited edition poster. The B-side, "Throb", is an ambient instrumental remix of Liberty album track "My Antarctica". The use of a remixed album track would be repeated with the inclusion of "Water Babies", a remix of "All Along the Water" on the "Serious" single.

Track listings

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Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 59
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 43
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 82
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 34
Germany (GfK)[18] 69
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 21
Italy (Musica e dischi)[20] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[21] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 64
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[26] 13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] 36

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 July 1990. p. 27. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 4 August 1990. p. 27.
  3. ^ "夏のバイオレンス | デュラン・デュラン" [Violence of Summer | Duran Duran] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. DD 14, 20 3960 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK cassette single sleeve). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. TCDD 14.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. 12DD 14, 20 3960 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK remix 12-inch single vinyl disc). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. 12DDX 14, 20 3977 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK CD single disc notes). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. CDDD14, 20 3960 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (US & Canadian cassette single liner notes). Duran Duran. Capitol Records. 1990. 4JM-44608.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Duran Duran. Capitol Records. 1990. V-15612.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (US CD single liner notes). Duran Duran. Capitol Records. 1990. C2-15612.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Duran Duran. EMI Records. 1990. TODP-2185.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ The Singles 1986–1995 (UK box set liner notes). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 2004. 7243 5 49892 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  15. ^ "Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1300." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 33. 18 August 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Violence of Summer". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 32. 11 August 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 36, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Duran Duran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Duran Duran Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Week of October 6, 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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