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'{{distinguish|Part Time Love|Part-Time Lover}} {{Infobox single | Name = Part-Time Love | Cover = Part-Time_Love_-_Elton_John.jpg | Artist = [[Elton John]] | Album = [[A Single Man (album)|A Single Man]] | B-side = "[[I Cry at Night]]" | Released = 4 October 1978 <small>(UK)</small><br>11 November 1978 <small>(U.S.)</small> | Recorded = January-September 1978 | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Disco music|disco]] | Length = 3:16 | Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]] <small>(U.S.)</small><br/>[[The Rocket Record Company|Rocket]] <small>(UK)</small> | Writer = [[Elton John]], [[Gary Osborne]] | Producer = Elton John, Clive Franks | Last single = "[[Ego (Elton John song)|Ego]]"<br>(1978) | This single = "'''Part-Time Love'''"<br>(1978) | Next single = "[[Song for Guy]]"<br>(1978) | Misc = {{Extra track listing | Album = [[A Single Man (album)|A Single Man]] | Type = single | prev_track = "[[It Ain't Gonna Be Easy]]" | prev_no = 5 | this_track = "'''Part-Time Love'''" | track_no = 6 | next_track = "[[Georgia (Elton John song)|Georgia]]" | next_no = 7 }} {{Extra album cover | Upper caption = Alternative cover | Type=single | Cover = "Part-Time_Love"_by_Elton_John.jpg | Lower caption = International single sleeve }} }} "'''Part-Time Love'''" is a song written by [[Elton John]] with lyrics by [[Gary Osborne]]. It is the sixth track off his 1978 album, ''[[A Single Man (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 (Elton John song)|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 (Elton John song)|Big Dipper]]". The single reached #15 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and peaked just outside the Top 20 in the [[United States|U.S.]] at #21. ==Musical structure== The song opens with a jaunty piano, and then goes into the main riff, an uptempo disco-flavored party song. The lead guitar played here is by John's long-time bandmate [[Davey Johnstone]]. The song features strings in such a way that it could easily be referred to as a disco anthem. [[Ray Cooper]] also appears on percussion that flows together with the drums and bass. The bridge in the song is very messy, fitting in with the lyric. The song has a generally common chord progression, but is written in the key of Db major. This is a very mechanically comfortable key for a pianist, similar to the key of Eb major, however is very difficult a key to play on an uncapoed guitar. ==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."''<ref>{{cite news|last=Landers|first=Ann|title=Some Rock Lyrics Are Offensive|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19790929&id=UT8eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Fb8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6520,10287478|work=The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)|page=6|date=September 29, 1979}} Some newspapers published this column on October 1.</ref> The song appeared on his compilation ''[[The Very Best of Elton John]]'' in 1990. While the A-side was written by Gary Osborne, the B-side, "[[I Cry at Night]]" was written by [[Bernie Taupin]]. It is one of the few singles John released with different lyricists on each side. ==Chart performance== {{col-begin|width=65%}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !align="left"|Chart (1978–79) !align="left"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australia]]<ref name="australian-charts1">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |title=Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) |publisher=australian-charts.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602084720/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092 |archivedate=June 2, 2016 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- |align="left"|Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0064a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=183djard4e9f2sinhndnmvitl2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608173709/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0064a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=183djard4e9f2sinhndnmvitl2 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2015-06-08 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2015-10-27 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|13 |- |align="left"|Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Adult Contemporary | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |{{singlechart|Ireland2|11|song=Part-Time Love|accessdate=June 22, 2017}} |- |align="left"|[[New Zealand Singles Chart|New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2821 |title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart &#124; The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=Nztop40.co.nz |date=1978-12-24 |accessdate=2015-10-27}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|18 |- |align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] | style="text-align:center;"|15 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot 100]]'' | style="text-align:center;"|21 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary]] | style="text-align:center;"|40 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''[[Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19781230.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 12/30/78 |publisher=50.6.195.142 |date=1978-12-30 |accessdate=2015-10-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220043455/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19781230.html |archivedate=2014-12-20 |df= }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|13 |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !align="left"|Chart (1978) ! style="text-align:center;"|Rank |- |Australia <ref name="australian-charts1"/> | style="text-align:center;"|88 |- |Canada <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0070b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=183djard4e9f2sinhndnmvitl2 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2015-10-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202149/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0070b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=183djard4e9f2sinhndnmvitl2 |archivedate=2016-03-05 |df= }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|141 |- |U.S. ([[Joel Whitburn]]'s ''Pop Annual'') <ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |url= |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page= |isbn=0-89820-142-X}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|146 |} {{col-end}} ==Personnel== *Elton John - [[piano]], vocals *Tim Renwick - [[Electric guitar|guitars]] *Clive Franks - [[Bass guitar|bass]] *Steve Holly - [[Drum kit|drums]] *Ray Cooper - [[percussion]] *[[Vicki Brown (singer)|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== {{reflist}} {{Elton John songs}} [[Category:1978 singles]] [[Category:Elton John songs]] [[Category:Songs with music by Elton John]] [[Category:Songs with lyrics by Gary Osborne]] [[Category:1978 songs]] [[Category:The Rocket Record Company singles]] [[Category:MCA Records singles]]'