"Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 23 July 1990 as the first single from their sixth studio album, Liberty (1990). 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.

Release

"Violence of Summer" 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. Two weeks later, on 6 August, another 12-inch single featuring "Throb" as a B-side was issued. In Japan, a mini-CD single was issued on 10 August 1990.

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

UK 7-inch and cassette single UK 12-inch single UK remix 12-inch single UK CD single US and Canadian cassette single US 12-inch and CD single Japanese mini-CD single The Singles 1986–1995 box set

Personnel

Charts