Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)

"Computer Love" (German version title: "Computerliebe") is a song by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in 1981 on the studio album Computer World and as a single in the same year. The song, on a double A-sided single with "The Model", went to number one in the UK Singles Chart.

The melody of "Computer Love" was later used in Coldplay's song "Talk" (see below under "cover versions"). ==Cover versions[ edit] == ==Charts[ edit] ==
 * The song was covered by Camouflage as a B-side to their 1991 single "Handsome",[1]  as well as on their 2007 compilation Archive #01.[2]
 * Covered by the Balanescu Quartet on their 1992 album Possessed
 * Covered by Slipstream (Band) on their 1995 album Slipstream
 * Covered by The Album Leaf as a hidden track on their 2001 EP In an Off White Room
 * Covered by Glass Candy on their 2007 album B/E/A/T/B/O/X
 * Covered by Argentine electro-tango band Tanghetto as a bonus track on their 2011 live album VIVO
 * The melody and chords of the song were used by Coldplay in their 2005 song "Talk" on the album X&Y. Prior to release, Coldplay singer Chris Martin asked the German group for approval.[3]