The Hostage (song)
1974 single by Donna Summer
"The Hostage" | ||||
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![]() Single picture sleeve in the Netherlands | ||||
Single by Donna Summer | ||||
from the album Lady of the Night | ||||
B-side | "Let's Work Together Now" | |||
Released | June 22, 1974 (1974-06-22) | |||
Genre |
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Length | 4:16 | |||
Label | Groovy | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Pete Bellotte | |||
Donna Summer singles chronology | ||||
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"The Hostage" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her debut studio album, Lady of the Night (1974), which was released exclusively in the Netherlands.[2] The track was written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, with the latter also serving as producer. It was issued as a 7-inch single in Europe and Asia in 1974,[3] later being included in the German and French versions of Summer's 1975 album Love to Love You Baby.[4] In the lyrics, Summer plays a wife whose husband is kidnapped.[5][6] By 1978, The Hostage has sold 500,000 copies.[7]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 3 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] | 8 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 2 |
Spanish Singles Chart[12] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1974) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] | 34 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] | 32 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] | 33 |
References
- ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (November 27, 2017). "Queen of Disco Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Lady of the Night at Discogs (list of releases). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Hostage" at Discogs (list of releases). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Love to Love You Baby at Discogs (list of releases). Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "DONNA SUMMER: People 115 - THE HOSTAGE/LET'S GET WORK TOGETHER". Blues & Soul (186). March 30, 1976.
- ^ "From Rock's Backpages: Donna Summer & The Story Of 'Love To Love You Baby'". The Quietus. May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Kahn, Henry (12 August 1978). "France 1978: The Future has Never Been Brighter". Billboard. p. F-3. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 14 December 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Donna Summer – The Hostage" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Donna Summer – The Hostage" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Donna Summer – The Hostage" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1974" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Bijzondere lijst: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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- 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 and More (1978)
- Live & More Encore (1999)
- 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)
Love to Love You Donna (2013)
- "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)
- Brooklyn Dreams
- Pete Bellotte
- Joe "Bean" Esposito
- Giorgio Moroder
- Bruce Sudano
- Neil Bogart
- Paul Jabara
- Sunshine
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- Love to Love You, Donna Summer (2023)
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