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"Part-Time Love"
"Part-Time Love"
	Standard artwork
Single by Elton John
from the album A Single Man
B-side	"I Cry at Night"
Released	13 October 1978
Recorded	January–September 1978
Genre	Pop rock, disco
Length	3:16
Label	MCA (U.S.); Rocket (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John, Gary Osborne
Producer(s)	Elton John, Clive Franks
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"Part-Time Love" is a song written by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the sixth track off his 1978 album, A Single Man. It is also the opening track of side two. It proved to be one of the most popular singles the pair wrote, along with 1982's "Blue Eyes" and the 1980 US million seller "Little Jeannie". It was banned in the Soviet release of the album along with another song, "Big Dipper". The single reached No. 15 in the UK and peaked just outside the Top 20 in the US at No. 22.

Lyrical meaning

In the 29 September 1979 edition of the Ann Landers advice column, one writer going by the title "Want A Better Environment For Our Youth" alleged that these lyrics of this song dealt with adultery: "You've been seen running around...Don't tell me what to do when you've been doing it too."^[2]

Release

While the lyrics on the A-side were written by Gary Osborne, those on the B-side, "I Cry at Night", were written by Bernie Taupin. It is one of the few singles John released with different lyricists on each side.

The song appeared on his compilation The Very Best of Elton John in 1990 and the deluxe edition of his 2017 compilation Diamonds.

Reception

Cash Box praised the "Fine singing, rhythm textures, big chorus, perky beat and nice arrangement."^[3] Record World called it a "solid pop/rock offering with a bouncy beat and full vocal hook."^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	12
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[6]	13
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[7]	7
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	11
New Zealand^[9]	14
South Africa (Springbok)^[10]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[12]	22
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening^[13]	40
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[14]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
Canada^[15]	141
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[16]	146
Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	88

Personnel

Elton John - piano, vocals
Tim Renwick - guitars
Clive Franks - bass
Steve Holley - drums
Ray Cooper - percussion
Vicki Brown - backing vocals
Joanne Stone – backing vocals
Stevie Lange – backing vocals
Gary Osborne – backing vocals
Chris Thompson – backing vocals
Davey Johnstone – backing vocals, lead guitar
Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangement

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 70.
^ Landers, Ann (29 September 1979). "Some Rock Lyrics Are Offensive". The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.). p. 6. Some newspapers published this column on 1 October.
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 4 November 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 4 November 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0075." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Part-Time Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
^ "NZ Listener chart statistics for Part Time Love". Flavour of New Zealand. 4 March 1979. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "Elton John Chart History | officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. 23 January 1971. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 436.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 128.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/30/78". cashboxmagazine.com. 30 December 1978. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[1] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 70.

[2] Landers, Ann (29 September 1979). "Some Rock Lyrics Are Offensive". The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.). p. 6. Some newspapers published this column on 1 October.

[cb-3] "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 4 November 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[rw-4] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 4 November 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[aus79-5] "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.

[6] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-7] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 0075." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[sc_Ireland2_-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Part-Time Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[9] "NZ Listener chart statistics for Part Time Love". Flavour of New Zealand. 4 March 1979. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[10] "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[11] "Elton John Chart History | officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. 23 January 1971. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[12] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 436.

[13] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 128.

[14] "Cash Box Top 100 12/30/78". cashboxmagazine.com. 30 December 1978. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[15] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[16] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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 ==Personnel==
 *Elton John - piano, vocals
-*Tim Renwick - guitars
+*[[Tim Renwick]] - guitars
 *Clive Franks - bass
-*Steve Holly - drums
+*[[Steve Holley]] - drums
-*Ray Cooper - percussion
+*[[Ray Cooper]] - percussion
 *[[Vicki Brown (singer)|Vicki Brown]] - backing vocals
-*Joanne Stone – backing vocals
+*[[Joanne Stone]] – backing vocals
-*Stevie Lange – backing vocals
+*[[Stevie Lange]] – backing vocals
-*Gary Osborne – backing vocals
+*[[Gary Osborne]] – backing vocals
 *[[Chris Thompson (English musician)|Chris Thompson]] – backing vocals
 *[[Davey Johnstone]] – backing vocals, lead guitar
-*Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangement
+*[[Paul Buckmaster]] – orchestral arrangement
 ==References==

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Discography
1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Through the Storm" (1989) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"All of the Lights" (2010) "Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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