Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)

"Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran, the first single from their sixth studio album, Liberty (1990). Having finished the 1980s with the Decade singles compilation, Duran Duran found the 1990s a new challenge, in which commercial success would initially elude them. The lukewarm public response to "Violence of Summer" would shadow the band for the next few years until 1993's "Ordinary World" returned them to chart success. The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.

"The Violence of Summer" redirects here. For the Law & Order episode, see The Violence of Summer (Law & Order).

"Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Liberty
B-side"Throb"
Released23 July 1990 (1990-07-23)
StudioOlympic (London, England)
Length4:20 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Duran Duran with Chris Kimsey
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Burning the Ground"
(1989)		 "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
(1990)		 "Serious"
(1990)
Music video
"Violence of Summer" on YouTube

About the song

"Violence of Summer" lyrically contains familiar Duran Duran themes: fleeting romance in the face of sexual politics, and mars-meets-venus peculiarities between the genders. Le Bon continues to set these preoccupations into more realist scenarios, challenging himself to leave behind the opaque mysticism of the band's first five studio albums. The song was released on 23 July 1990 in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single, a CD single, and a cassette single.[1] Two weeks later, on 6 August, another 12-inch single featuring "Throb" as a B-side was issued.[2] In Japan, a mini-CD single was issued on 10 August 1990.[3]

Music video

The end of the 1980s marked a profound change in Duran Duran's video fortunes. MTV's interest had shifted to younger bands, and their format was changing in any case. VH1 was friendlier, but was more interested in the band's classic videos than in their current products. Duran Duran found it increasingly difficult to get a new video played where the public could see it.

The video for "Violence of Summer" was filmed in Paris by the young directing duo Big TV! (more conventionally known as Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom). The band, with paler skin and shorter hair than before, plays energetically on a set constructed to look like a bumper-car rig (mirroring the amusement park theme of the album sleeve), while models (including Tess Daly) in platinum blonde wigs hang about outside looking seductive. Newly muscular guitarist Warren Cuccurullo is almost unrecognisable to fans who were accustomed to his formerly waif-like appearance.

B-sides and remixes

Across various singles seven remixes of "Violence of Summer" were released. Initial copies of the UK 12-inch included a limited edition poster. The B-side, "Throb", is an ambient instrumental remix of Liberty album track "My Antarctica". The use of a remixed album track would be repeated with the inclusion of "Water Babies", a remix of "All Along the Water" on the "Serious" single.

Track listings

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 59
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 43
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 82
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 34
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 69
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 21
Italy (Musica e dischi)[20] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[21] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 43
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 64
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[26] 13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] 36

References
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  2. "New Singles". Music Week. 4 August 1990. p. 27.
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  7. Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK remix 12-inch single vinyl disc). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. 12DDX 14, 20 3977 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (UK CD single disc notes). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 1990. CDDD14, 20 3960 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (US & Canadian cassette single liner notes). Duran Duran. Capitol Records. 1990. 4JM-44608.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  12. Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over) (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Duran Duran. EMI Records. 1990. TODP-2185.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. The Singles 1986–1995 (UK box set liner notes). Duran Duran. Parlophone. 2004. 7243 5 49892 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  16. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1300." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  17. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 33. 18 August 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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  19. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Violence of Summer". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  20. "Top 3 Singles in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 32. 11 August 1990. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  21. "Tipparade-lijst van week 36, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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  23. "Duran Duran – Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  24. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  25. "Duran Duran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  26. "Duran Duran Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  27. "Duran Duran Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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