Love Games (Level 42 song)

"Love Games"
Single by Level 42
from the album Level 42
B-side	"Forty Two"
Released	27 March 1981[1]
Genre	Jazz fusion[2] funk[2]
Length	4:04
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Mark King Phil Gould
Producer(s)	Mike Vernon
Level 42 singles chronology
"(Flying on The) Wings of Love" (1980) "Love Games" (1981) "Turn It On" (1981)

"Love Games" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42, released as the first single from the act's eponymous debut album. It was also their first single to break into the UK top 40, reaching number 38 in the spring of 1981[3] and resulted in their first appearance on Top of the Pops.

Track listing

UK (Polydor; POSP 234) picture sleeve

• A. "Love Games" (edit) – 4:04
• B. "Forty-Two" (edit) – 4:36

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1980–1981) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[7] 38

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 86 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 55

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 16.
2. Gibbs, Ryan (November 15, 2022). "An introduction to Sophisti-pop". In Between Drafts. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
3. "Level 42 - Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
4. "Level 42 – Love Games" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
6. "Level 42 – Love Games" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
7. "Level 42: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
8. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
9. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1981". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2021.