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( March 2007 ) `` The Look of Love '' Single by ABC from the album The Lexicon of Love A-side `` The Look of Love ( Part One ) '' B - side `` The Look of Love ( Part Two ) '' `` Theme from Mantrap '' ( US ) Released 7 May 1982 August, 1982 ( US ) Format 7 '' 12 '' Genre Synth - pop dance - pop Length 3 : 26 Label Neutron Mercury Vertigo PolyGram Philips Songwriter ( s ) Martin Fry Mark White Stephen Singleton David Palmer Mark Lickley Producer ( s ) Trevor Horn ABC singles chronology `` Poison Arrow '' ( 1982 ) `` The Look of Love '' ( 1982 ) `` All of My Heart '' ( 1982 ) `` Poison Arrow '' ( 1982 ) `` The Look of Love '' ( 1982 ) `` All of My Heart '' ( 1982 ) Music video `` The Look of Love '' on YouTube `` The Look of Love '' is a song by English band ABC, released as a single in 1982. It was the band 's highest charting hit in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It was included on their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love. Contents 1 History 2 Music video 3 Accolades 4 Chart performance and certifications 4.1 Original release 4.1. 1 Weekly charts 4.1. 2 Year - end charts 4.1. 3 Certifications and sales 4.2 1983 re-issue 5 The Look of Love ( 1990 Mix ) 5.1 Chart performance 6 Cover versions 7 References 8 External links History Released as a single and as a 12 '' remix, it went to No. 1 on the Billboard Dance / Disco chart as well as the Canadian Singles Chart. It was their biggest hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 4. On the American Cash Box Top 100, it got as high as No. 9, and on the Billboard Hot 100 it peaked at No. 18. The single consists of four parts, referred to as `` Parts One, Two, Three and Four ''. Part One is the standard album version, Part Two is an instrumental version, Part Three is a vocal version without the orchestral overdubs and Part Four is a short acoustic instrumental part of the song, containing strings and horns, as well as occasional harp plucks and xylophone. A different US remix dub version by producer Trevor Horn appeared as A-side on the 1982 US 12 ``. The ' 82 US remix dub version was not widely available after its initial release, but the track remained much in demand by club DJs and fans alike and copies of the original 12 '' version fetched high prices. When Neutron ( the band 's UK label ) discovered this, they issued a limited edition DJ - pressing of the Horn remix in November 1982 as a DJ promo 12 '' vinyl under the title `` ABC Look of Love Special Remix 12 '' Neutron NTXDJ103. Through the 1980s, BBC Radio 1 DJ Gary Davies used the last crescendo on Part 2 of the song as a closing theme to his daily lunchtime programme called The Bit in the Middle, only changing it in 1991 when his show was rebranded as Let 's Do Lunch and given fresh music beds and themes. The US B - side, entitled `` Theme from Mantrap '', was an alternate version of `` Poison Arrow ''. In February 2014, all four parts appeared together as one single track ( running 12 : 29 ) on the ZTT compilation `` The Art of the 12 '' Volume Three ``. The lyrics of the song, as well as others on The Lexicon of Love, were inspired by a break - up lead singer Martin Fry had experienced. In the second verse, during the phrase `` When your girl has left you out on the pavement '', the `` Goodbye '' background vocal is spoken by the actual woman in the relationship who had jilted him. Music video The music video for the song, taped on a soundstage, was influenced by old British music hall, the chalk pavement sequence in the Mary Poppins film, carnival sideshows, and Punch and Judy puppet shows ; the four band members were featured wearing Edwardian - style light suits with vertical pastel stripes, accompanied by many colourful extras, including a Charlie Chaplin impersonator and cameos from producer Trevor Horn and music promoter and journalist Paul Morley. The video vaguely pays homage to the ballet sequence from An American in Paris. Accolades Year Publisher Country Accolade Rank 1982 NME United Kingdom `` Singles of the Year '' ( 50 ) 5 1982 Sounds United Kingdom `` Singles of the Year '' ( 20 ) 18 1982 The Village Voice United States `` Pazz & Jop Critics ' Poll : Top 10 Singles '' 9 2003 Paul Morley United Kingdom `` Greatest Pop Single of All Time '' * 2005 Q United Kingdom `` Ultimate Music Collection '' ( Pop Tracks ) * 2006 VH1 United States `` 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 's '' 43 2009 The Guardian United Kingdom `` 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear '' ( Love ) * 2010 Pause & Play United States `` Vault Of Fame '' ( Songs ) * 2011 NME United Kingdom `` 75 Tunes That Defined Rock ' N ' Roll '' ( Deep Cuts ) * 2011 Robert Dimery United Kingdom `` 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die '' * ? ? ? The Village Voice United States `` Top Singles Of The 80 's '' ( 100 ) 59 ( * ) indicates the list is unordered. Chart performance and certifications Original release Weekly charts Chart ( 1982 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 7 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 16 Belgium ( VRT Top 30 Flanders ) 19 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 1 France ( IFOP ) 60 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 36 Ireland ( IRMA ) 12 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 12 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 11 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 Poland ( LP3 ) 26 Spain ( AFYVE ) 15 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 8 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 4 US Billboard Hot 100 18 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1 US Billboard Top Tracks 32 US Cash Box 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 1982 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 69 Canada ( RPM Top 100 Singles ) 17 US Cash Box 65 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 50,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone 1983 re-issue Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 71 The Look of Love ( 1990 Mix ) `` The Look of Love ( 1990 Mix ) '' Single by ABC from the album Absolutely Released 1990 Format 7 '' 12 '' CDS Length 4 : 01 Label Mercury Phonogram Songwriter ( s ) Martin Fry Mark White Stephen Singleton David Palmer Mark Lickley Producer ( s ) Trevor Horn ABC singles chronology `` The Real Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` The Look of Love ( 1990 Mix ) '' ( 1990 ) `` Love Conquers All '' ( 1991 ) `` The Real Thing '' ( 1989 ) `` The Look of Love ( 1990 Mix ) ( 1990 ) `` Love Conquers All '' ( 1991 ) In 1990, to promote the compilation album Absolutely, a new remix of the song by Paul Staveley O'Duffy was officially released, though without participation or approval from the band 's members. The remix incorporates part of the melody from Kraftwerk 's `` Computer Love '', which had been in the UK Top 40 at the same time as the original release of `` The Look of Love '' in 1982. Chart performance Chart ( 1990 ) Peak position Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 31 Ireland ( IRMA ) 30 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 44 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 68 Cover versions In 1996, Euro band Eclipse released a dance cover version, which reached No. 30 on the Australian charts. References Jump up ^ Tucker, Ken ( 11 February 1983 ). `` Invasion warning ( Adam Ant 's on his way ) ''. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2 January 2016. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` ABC -- Artist Biography ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 June 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` ABC -- Awards ''. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ Jamieson, Teddy ( 21 October 2013 ). `` Not Fade Away 1982 : the Look of Love, by ABC and Party Fears Two, by the Associates ''. The Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` NME Singles 1982 ''. NME. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sounds End Of Year Lists > 1982 : Singles ''. Sounds. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop Critics ' Poll : Top 10 Singles By Year, 1979 - 2013 ''. The Village Voice. Pazz & Jop. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Paul Morley ''. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Q Ultimate Music Collection ''. Q. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` VH1 : ' 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 's ' : 1 - 50 ''. VH1. Rock On The Net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Series : 1000 songs everyone must hear -- Part one : Love ''. The Guardian. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ The Songs at the Wayback Machine ( archived 15 May 2011 ). Pause & Play. Jump up ^ `` NME : 75 Tunes That Defined Rock ' N ' Roll ''. NME. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ Dimery, Robert ( 2011 ). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. Octopus Publishing Group. ISBN 978 - 1 - 8440 - 3717 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Village Voice Top Albums & Singles Of The 80 's & 90 's ''. The Village Voice. Rocklist.net. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. p. 10. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- ABC -- The Look Of Love '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Radio2 top 30 : 3 juli 1982 '' ( in Dutch ). Top 30. Retrieved 26 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 6928. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select `` ABC '' from the artist drop - down menu. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- ABC -- The Look Of Love ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 July 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- The Look of Love ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- ABC - The Look Of Love search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- ABC -- The Look Of Love '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- ABC -- The Look Of Love ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` THE LOOK OF LOVE -- ABC '' ( in Polish ). LP3. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( in Spanish ) ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- ABC -- The Look Of Love ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1982 - 06 - 12 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 July 2013. Jump up ^ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles -- DECEMBER 25, 1982 at the Wayback Machine ( archived 21 September 2012 ). Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` Forum -- ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts -- Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts -- 1980s ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles -- Volume 37, No. 19, December 25, 1982 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 January 2014. Jump up ^ The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1982 at the Wayback Machine ( archived 21 September 2012 ). Cash Box magazine. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- ABC -- The Look of Love ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- The Look of Love ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Look of Love in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1983 - 01 - 09 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 May 2015. Jump up ^ ( in German ) Single -- ABC, The Look Of Love 1990 Mix at the Wayback Machine ( archived 14 July 2014 ). Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- ABC -- The Look Of Love 1990 Mix ''. Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1990 - 04 - 08 '' UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Eclipse -- The Look Of Love ''. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Down Under '' by Men at Work Canadian RPM number - one single 13 November 1982 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Gloria '' by Laura Branigan Preceded by `` 1999 '' by Prince US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number - one single 18 December 1982 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` It 's Raining Men '' by The Weather Girls ABC Martin Fry Mark White Stephen Singleton Mark Lickley David Robinson David Palmer Fiona Russell Powell David Yarritu Studio albums The Lexicon of Love Beauty Stab How to Be a... Zillionaire ! Alphabet City Up Abracadabra Skyscraping Traffic The Lexicon of Love II Live albums The Lexicon of Live Compilation albums Absolutely Look of Love -- The Very Best of ABC The Ultimate Collection ABC Gold Singles `` Tears Are Not Enough '' `` Poison Arrow '' `` The Look of Love ( Part One ) '' `` All of My Heart '' `` That Was Then but This Is Now '' `` S.O.S. 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Question: who sings the song the look of love
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