The Things We Do for Love ( song ) - Wikipedia The Things We Do for Love ( song ) `` The Things We Do for Love '' Single by 10cc from the album Deceptive Bends B - side `` Hot to Trot '' Released December 3, 1976 ( UK ) Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded 1976 Genre Progressive pop Length 3 : 29 Label Mercury Songwriter ( s ) Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman Producer ( s ) 10cc 10cc singles chronology `` I 'm Mandy, Fly Me '' ( 1976 ) `` The Things We Do for Love '' ( 1976 ) `` Good Morning Judge '' ( 1977 ) `` I 'm Mandy, Fly Me '' ( 1976 ) `` The Things We Do for Love '' ( 1976 ) `` Good Morning Judge '' ( 1977 ) `` The Things We Do for Love '' is a song by British band 10cc, released as a single in 1976. It later featured on the album Deceptive Bends released in 1977 and was the group 's first release after the departure of band members Godley and Creme. The song was a huge hit in various countries worldwide, reaching number one in Canada, as well as peaking at number 6 in the UK, number 5 in the US and Australia, number 13 in the Netherlands, and number 2 in Ireland. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Track listing 3 Other versions 4 References 5 External links Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 -- 77 ) Peak position Australia 5 Canadian RPM Ireland Netherlands 13 New Zealand 27 UK 6 US Billboard Hot 100 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Rank Australia 37 Canada 12 UK 74 US Billboard Hot 100 44 Track listing UK 7 '' single A. `` The Things We Do for Love '' -- 3 : 32 B. `` Hot to Trot '' -- 4 : 28 Other versions The song was covered by Amy Grant for the soundtrack to the 1996 movie Mr. Wrong. The song was covered by American band Lazlo Bane for their 2007 album Guilty Pleasures. Tina Arena covered the song in 2014, with money raised going towards the National Breast Cancer Foundation. References Jump up ^ Breithaupt, Don ; Breithaupt, Jeff ( 2000 ), Night Moves : Pop Music in the Late ' 70s, St. Martin 's Press, p. 67, ISBN 978 - 0 - 312 - 19821 - 3 Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` 10 C.C. Artist ''. Official Charts. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` 10cc -- Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` 10cc -- The Things We Do For Love ''. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- All there is to know ''. Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart, 1 May 1977 Jump up ^ `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1977 ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1977 / Top 100 Songs of 1977 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Tina Arena ' The Things We Do For Love ' ( smooth mix ) - single ''. iTunes Australia. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 10. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics 10cc Graham Gouldman Paul Burgess Rick Fenn Mike Stevens Mick Wilson Eric Stewart Lol Creme Kevin Godley Stuart Tosh Tony O'Malley Duncan Mackay Vic Emerson Jamie Lane Steve Piggot Gary Wallis Geoff Dunn Alan Park Studio albums 10cc Sheet Music The Original Soundtrack How Dare You ! Deceptive Bends Bloody Tourists Look Hear ? Ten Out of 10 Windows in the Jungle... Meanwhile Mirror Mirror Live albums Live and Let Live The Best of 10cc Live Compilations 100cc Greatest Hits 1972 - 1978 Changing Faces - The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme The Very Best of 10cc Strawberry Bubblegum : A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969 -- 1972 Greatest Hits... And More Box sets Greatest Songs and More ( Great Box ) Tenology Singles `` Donna '' `` Johnny Do n't Do It '' `` Rubber Bullets '' `` The Dean and I '' `` Headline Hustler '' `` The Worst Band in the World '' `` The Wall Street Shuffle '' `` Silly Love '' `` I 'm Not in Love '' `` Life Is a Minestrone '' `` Art for Art 's Sake '' `` I 'm Mandy Fly Me `` The Things We Do for Love '' `` Good Morning Judge '' `` People in Love '' `` Dreadlock Holiday '' `` Reds in My Bed '' `` For You and I '' `` One Two Five '' `` It Does n't Matter at All '' `` Les Nouveaux Riches '' `` Do n't Turn Me Away '' `` The Power of Love '' `` Run Away '' `` Memories '' `` We 've Heard It All Before '' `` 24 Hours '' `` Feel the Love '' `` Food for Thought '' `` Woman in Love '' `` Welcome to Paradise '' `` I 'm Not in Love ( Acoustic Session ' 95 ) '' Related articles Discography The Magic Lanterns The Mindbenders Doctor Father Hotlegs Godley & Creme Wax Tina Arena singles Strong as Steel `` I Need Your Body '' `` The Machine 's Breaking Down '' `` Strong as Steel '' `` Woman 's Work '' Do n't Ask `` Chains '' `` Sorrento Moon ( I Remember ) '' `` Heaven Help My Heart '' `` Was n't It Good '' `` Show Me Heaven '' In Deep `` Burn '' `` If I Did n't Love You '' `` Now I Can Dance '' `` Whistle Down the Wind '' `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' `` I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You '' `` If I Was a River '' `` Aller plus haut '' `` Les trois cloches '' Just Me `` Soul Mate # 9 '' `` Dare You to Be Happy '' `` Tu es toujours là '' `` Symphony of Life '' Vous êtes toujours là `` Je te retrouve un peu '' Greatest Hits 1994 -- 2004 `` Italian Love Song '' Un autre univers `` Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible '' `` Je m'appelle Bagdad '' `` Tu aurais dû me dire ( Oser parler d'amour ) '' Songs of Love & Loss `` To Sir with Love '' 7 vies `` Entends - tu le monde ? '' Songs of Love & Loss 2 `` Oh Me, Oh My '' Reset `` You Set Fire to My Life '' Other releases `` Turn Up the Beat '' `` Ti Voglio Qui '' `` Live for the One I Love '' `` Never ( Past Tense ) '' `` Voici les clés '' `` Only Lonely '' `` The Things We Do For Love '' `` Tant que tu es là '' Template This 1970s rock song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Things_We_Do_for_Love_(song)&oldid=791517782 '' Categories : 10cc songs 1976 singles Songs written by Eric Stewart Songs written by Graham Gouldman Mercury Records singles 1976 songs Progressive pop songs 1970s rock song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 July 2017, at 19 : 59. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sang the things we do for love
Answer: 10cc