When Love Takes Over You

"When Love Takes Over You"
"When Love Takes Over You"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Another Place and Time
B-side	"Bad Reputation"
Released	November 13, 1989
Recorded	1989 at PWL, London
Genre	Pop, dance
Length	4:11 (Album version); 3:37 (Remix)
Label	Warner Bros. (Europe)
Songwriter(s)	Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer(s)	Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Donna Summer singles chronology

"When Love Takes Over You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer, released on November 13, 1989 by Warner Bros. Records (Europe) as the fifth and final single from her fourteenth album, Another Place and Time (1989). Like the rest of the album, the song was written and produced by British production team Stock Aitken & Waterman (SAW). Not released in America, the song just managed to enter the UK Singles Chart at number 72, having been remixed for its release as a single.

Background and writing

"When Love Takes Over You" was originally conceived by SAW for possible inclusion on Bananarama's Wow album, but it was rejected by the trio.^[1] Writer and producer Mike Stock felt that it was not a great choice of single, believing there to be better options available on the Another Place and Time album.^[1]

Critical reception

Taylor Dayne reviewed the song for Number One, saying, "She's got a brilliant voice, there's so much character in her singing that it's unmistakable."^[2] In a retrospective review, Pop Rescue considered "When Love Takes Over You" as "far more mellow and less catchy" than "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt", the previous track on the album, and remarked that "[Summer]'s vocals are softer, and it's musically more gentle too, with pianos, and a slower beat".^[3]

Track listing

7"

"When Love Takes Over You (Remix)" – 3:37
"Bad Reputation" – 4:08

UK 12"/UK 3inch CDS

"When Love Takes Over You (Extended Remix)" – 6:14
"When Love Takes Over You (Instrumental)" – 3:37
"Bad Reputation" – 4:08

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	72

References

^ ^a ^b "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 51: Never Too Late to When Love Takes Over You on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ Dayne, Taylor (November 22, 1989). "Singles". Number One. p. 43. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^ "Review: "Another Place And Time" by Donna Summer (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. January 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
^ "The Official Charts Company: Donna Summer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

[:0-1] "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 51: Never Too Late to When Love Takes Over You on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

[2] Dayne, Taylor (November 22, 1989). "Singles". Number One. p. 43. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

[3] "Review: "Another Place And Time" by Donna Summer (CD, 1989)". Pop Rescue. January 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

[chartstats-4] "The Official Charts Company: Donna Summer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

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Discography Awards
Studio albums	Lady of the Night (1974) Love to Love You Baby (1975) A Love Trilogy (1976) Four Seasons of Love (1976) I Remember Yesterday (1977) Once Upon a Time (1977) Bad Girls (1979) The Wanderer (1980) I'm a Rainbow (rec. 1981, rel. 1996) Donna Summer (1982) She Works Hard for the Money (1983) Cats Without Claws (1984) All Systems Go (1987) Another Place and Time (1989) Mistaken Identity (1991) Christmas Spirit (1994) Crayons (2008)
Live albums	Live and More (1978) Live & More Encore (1999)
Compilations	On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II (1979) Walk Away: Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977–1980) (1980) The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (1985) The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (1987) The Donna Summer Anthology (1993) Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits (1994) The Ultimate Collection (2003) The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer (2003) Gold (2005) Singles... Driven by the Music (2015) The Ultimate Collection (2016)
Remix albums	Love to Love You Donna (2013)
Singles	"The Hostage" (1974) "Lady of the Night" (1974) "Virgin Mary" (1975) "Love to Love You Baby" (1975) "Could It Be Magic (1976) "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It (1976) "Spring Affair (1976) "Winter Melody (1977) "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" (1977) "I Feel Love" (1977) "Shut Out" (1977) "Down Deep Inside" (1977) "I Remember Yesterday" (1977) "Love's Unkind" (1977) "I Love You" (1977) "Rumour Has It" (1978) "Last Dance" (1978) "Back in Love Again" (1978) "MacArthur Park" (1978) "Heaven Knows" (1978) "Hot Stuff" (1979) "Bad Girls" (1979) "Dim All the Lights" (1979) "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (1979) "On the Radio" (1979) "Sunset People" (1980) "Walk Away" (1980) "The Wanderer" (1980) "Cold Love" (1980) "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" (1981) "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982) "State of Independence" (1982) "I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Remix)" (1982) "The Woman in Me" (1983) "Protection" (1983) "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983) "Unconditional Love" (1983) "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (1984) "There Goes My Baby" (1984) "Supernatural Love" (1984) "Eyes" (1984) "Dinner with Gershwin" (1987) "Only the Fool Survives" (1987) "This Time I Know It's for Real" (1989) "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" (1989) "Love's About to Change My Heart" (1989) "Breakaway" (1989) "When Love Takes Over You" (1989) "State of Independence (New Bass Remix)" (1990) "When Love Cries" (1991) "Work That Magic" (1991) "Carry On" (1992) "La Vie en rose" (1994) "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" (1994) "Any Way at All" (1994) "I Feel Love (Remix)" (1995) "Whenever There Is Love" (1996) "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" (1999) "Love Is the Healer" (1999) "The Power of One" (2000) "You're So Beautiful" (2003) "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" (2004) "I Got Your Love" (2005) "I'm a Fire" (2008) "Stamp Your Feet" (2008) "It's Only Love" (2008) "Fame (The Game)" (2008) "To Paris with Love" (2010)
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