What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)

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"What I Did for Love"
Single by David Guetta featuring Emeli Sandé
from the album Listen
Released21 November 2014 (2014-11-21)
GenreEDM
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Guetta
  • Giorgio Tuinfort
David Guetta singles chronology
"Dangerous"
(2014) 		"What I Did for Love"
(2014) 		"Hey Mama"
(2014)
Emeli Sandé singles chronology
"Free"
(2013) 		"What I Did for Love"
(2015) 		"I.O.U"
(2016)
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"Brighter Day"
(2014) 		"What I Did for Love"
(2015) 		"Revolution"
(2015)

"What I Did for Love" is a song by French music producer

Sam Martin, and Sean Douglas.[2] Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro recorded an alternate version of the song for inclusion on her album Genic and Japanese edition of Listen Again
, this version was released as a promotional single on 1 July 2015.

Promotion

Guetta and Sandé performed "What I Did for Love" on

The X Factor UK on 22 November 2014.[3] BBC soap opera EastEnders also used the song as part of their live episode on 20 February 2015.[4]

Track listing

Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé)3:27
Digital download – Vinai remix[6]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Vinai remix)4:38
Digital download – Remixes EP[7]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Vinai remix)4:38
2."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Morten remix)5:05
3."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Quentin Mosimann remix)6:00
4."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Teemid remix)3:26
5."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Pang! remix)5:38
6."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; extended)5:30
CD single[8]
No.TitleLength
1."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Vinai remix)4:38
2."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Morten remix)5:05
3."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Quentin Mosimann remix)6:00
4."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Teemid remix)3:26
5."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Pang! remix)5:38
6."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; extended)5:30
7."What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; radio edit)3:13

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[38] Gold 35,000^
Germany (BVMI)[39] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[40] Gold 25,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[41] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Platinum 600,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[5] 22 November 2014 Digital download
Worldwide[6] 19 January 2015 Digital download — VINAI remix
France[7] 2 February 2015 Digital download — Remixes EP
Germany[43] 20 February 2015
United Kingdom[44] 21 February 2015
Germany[8] 20 February 2015 CD single

References

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  2. ^ "What I Did for Love". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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  4. ^ "EastEnders live episode boosts David Guetta track up iTunes chart". February 21, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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  6. ^ a b "VINAI,David Guetta — What I Did For Love [What A Music] :: Beatport". beatport.com.
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