B-side "Public Image" Format 7" vinyl
12" maxi | Released 5 September 1983 (UK) Label Virgin VS 529 | |
Length 3:30 (7" edit)
4:27 (12" version)
4:12 (album version) Writer(s) John Lydon
Keith Levene
Martin Atkins | ||
"This Is Not a Love Song" is a single released by English post-punk group Public Image Ltd in 1983. It is the group's biggest commercial hit, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.
The 12" remixed version of the song is featured on Commercial Zone as "Love Song". A re-recorded version of the song is featured on PiL's fourth studio album This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get and includes a horn section.
The song was used in the 2008 animated movie Waltz with Bashir.
Track listing
- "This Is Not a Love Song" – 3:30
- "Public Image" – 2:58
- "This Is Not a Love Song" – 4:27
- "Blue Water" – 3:46
- "This Is Not a Love Song (Re-Remixed version)" – 4:27
- "Public Image" – 2:58
References
This Is Not a Love Song (song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA