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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2014 single by David Guetta feat Emeli Sandé

"What I Did for Love"
Single by David Guetta featuring Emeli Sandé
from the album Listen
Released	20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)
Studio	Metropolis Studios (London, England)[1] Stadthalle Offenbach (Offenbach, Germany)[1]
Genre	EDM
Length	3:27
Label	What a Music Parlophone
Songwriters	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Breyan Isaac Jason Evigan Sam Martin Sean Douglas
Producers	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort
David Guetta singles chronology
"Dangerous" (2014) "What I Did for Love" (2015) "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 David Guetta. It was released as the third single from his sixth studio album, Listen (2014). It features vocals by Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé. It was released officially on 20 February 2015 in the United Kingdom.[2] The song was written by Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Breyan Stanley Isaac, Jason Evigan, Sam Martin, and Sean Douglas.[3] 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

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Guetta and Sandé performed "What I Did for Love" on The X Factor UK on 22 November 2014.[4] BBC soap opera EastEnders also used the song as part of their live episode on 20 February 2015.[5]

Track listing

[edit] Digital download[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé)	3:27

Digital download – Vinai remix[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Did for Love" (featuring Emeli Sandé; Vinai remix)	4:38

Digital download – Remixes EP[8]

No.	Title	Length
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[9]

No.	Title	Length
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

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Weekly charts [edit] Chart (2014–15) Peakposition Australia (ARIA)[10] 20 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 24 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 35 France (SNEP)[14] 30 Germany (GfK)[15] 16 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 11 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 4 Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 12 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 12 Israel (Media Forest)[20] 1 Italy (FIMI)[21] 37 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[22] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 56 Scotland Singles (OCC)[25] 4 Slovenia (SloTop50)[26] 14 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] 31 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 58 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 37 UK Singles (OCC)[30] 6 UK Dance (OCC)[31] 1

Year-end charts [edit] Chart (2015) Position France (SNEP)[32] 171 Germany (Official German Charts)[33] 83 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[34] 37 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[35] 41 Hungary (Single Top 40)[36] 90 Slovenia (SloTop50)[37] 45 UK Singles (OCC)[38] 66

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[39]	Gold	35,000^
Germany (BVMI)[40]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[41]	Gold	25,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[42]	Gold	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[43]	Platinum	600,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[6]	22 November 2014	Digital download	What a Music Parlophone
Worldwide[7]	19 January 2015	Digital download — VINAI remix
France[8]	2 February 2015	Digital download — Remixes EP
Germany[44]	20 February 2015
United Kingdom[45]	21 February 2015
Germany[9]	20 February 2015	CD single

References

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1. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Listen – David Guetta". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
2. ^ "David Guetta talks X Factor performance - KISS". Kiss.
3. ^ "What I Did for Love". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "A big thank you to David Guetta and Emeli Sandé". itv.com.
5. ^ "EastEnders live episode boosts David Guetta track up iTunes chart". Digital Spy. February 21, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
6. ^ a b "What I Did for Love (feat. Emeli Sandé) - Single". iTunes.
7. ^ a b "VINAI, David Guetta — What I Did For Love [What A Music] :: Beatport". beatport.com.
8. ^ a b "iTunes - Musique - What I did for Love (feat. Emeli Sandé) [Remixes] - EP par David Guetta". iTunes.
9. ^ a b "What I Did for Love: Amazon.de: Musik". amazon.de.
10. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
11. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
12. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
13. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
14. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in French). Le classement de singles.
15. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
16. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
17. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – What I Did for Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
20. ^ "Media Forest Week 4, 2015". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
21. ^ "Top Digital - WK 12 (dal 2015-03-16 al 2015-03-22)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
22. ^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20 - David Guetta". Olt20.com. March 20, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
23. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – David Guetta" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
24. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
25. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
26. ^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
27. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" Canciones Top 50.
28. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love". Singles Top 100.
29. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
30. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
31. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
32. ^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2015" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
33. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
34. ^ "Dance Top 100 - 2015". Mahasz. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
35. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2015". Mahasz. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
36. ^ "Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2015". Mahasz. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
37. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
38. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2020 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
39. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
40. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé; 'What I Did for Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
41. ^ "Italian single certifications – David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé – What I Did for Love" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
42. ^ "David Guetta feat. Emeli Sandé — What I Did for Love" (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
43. ^ "British single certifications – David Guetta ft Emeli Sande – What I Did for Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
44. ^ "iTunes – Musik – "What I did for Love (feat. Emeli Sandé) [Remixes] – EP" von David Guetta". iTunes.
45. ^ "iTunes – Music – What I did for Love (feat. Emeli Sandé) [Remixes] – EP by David Guetta". iTunes.

v t e David Guetta singles
Discography Production discography
Just a Little More Love	"Just a Little More Love" "Love Don't Let Me Go" "People Come People Go" "Give Me Something"
Guetta Blaster	"Money" "Stay" "The World Is Mine" "In Love with Myself"
Pop Life	"Love Is Gone" "Baby When the Light" "Delirious" "Tomorrow Can Wait" "Everytime We Touch"
One Love	"When Love Takes Over" "Sexy Bitch" "One Love" "Memories" One More Love "Gettin' Over You" "Who's That Chick?"
Nothing but the Beat	"Sweat" "Where Them Girls At" "Little Bad Girl" "Without You" "Titanium" "Turn Me On" "The Alphabeat" "I Can Only Imagine" 2.0 "Wild One Two" "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" "Just One Last Time" "Play Hard"
Listen	"Shot Me Down" "Bad" "Blast Off" "Lovers on the Sun" "Dangerous" "What I Did for Love" "Hey Mama" "Sun Goes Down" Listen Again "Clap Your Hands" "Bang My Head"
7	"2U" "Dirty Sexy Money" "So Far Away" "Mad Love" "Like I Do" "Flames" "Your Love" "Don't Leave Me Alone" "Goodbye" "Drive" "Say My Name"
Fuck Me I'm Famous series	"Just for One Day (Heroes)" "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" "Grrrr" "Ain't a Party"
Non-album singles	"No Worries" "This One's for You" "Would I Lie to You" "Shed a Light" "Light My Body Up" "Another Life" "Versace on the Floor" "Complicated" "Helium" "(It Happens) Sometimes" "Put Your Phone Down (Low)" "Better When You're Gone" "Stay (Don't Go Away)" "Instagram" "Thing for You" "Never Be Alone" "Jump" "Make It to Heaven" "Conversations in the Dark" "Let's Love" "Big" "Floating Through Space" "Bed" "Hero" "Heartbreak Anthem" "Remember" "If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)" "Redrum" "Crazy What Love Can Do" "Don't You Worry" "I'm Good (Blue)" "Baby Don't Hurt Me" "She Knows" "One in a Million" "On My Love" "Big FU" "When We Were Young (The Logical Song)" "Lighter" "I Don't Wanna Wait" "Cry Baby" "Forever Young" "Supernova Love" "Beautiful People" "Gone Gone Gone"
Featured singles	"Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" "Commander" "Club Can't Handle Me" "Laserlight" "Rest of My Life" "Right Now"
Promotional singles	"I Wanna Go Crazy" "Louder than Words" "Lunar" "Night of Your Life"
Other songs	"Crank It Up" "Repeat" "Sunshine" "Lift Me Up" "Listen" "I'll Keep Loving You" "The Whisperer"

v t e Emeli Sandé
Discography Songs written Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Our Version of Events Long Live the Angels Real Life Let's Say for Instance How Were We to Know
Live albums	Live at the Royal Albert Hall
EPs	Kingdom Coming
Singles	"Heaven" "Daddy" "Next to Me" "My Kind of Love" "Clown" "Hurts" "Breathing Underwater" "Highs & Lows" "Sparrow"
Featured singles	"Diamond Rings" "Never Be Your Woman" "Read All About It" "Wonder" "Beneath Your Beautiful" "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" "Lifted" "Free" "What I Did for Love"
Promotional singles	"Read All About It, Pt. III"
As songwriter	"Avalon" "Brainwashed" "Let It Rain" "Radio" "Trouble" "Alright with Me"
Concert tours	Our Version of Events Tour Long Live the Angels Tour

v t e Namie Amuro singles
1990s singles	"Taiyou no Season" "Body Feels Exit" "Chase the Chance" "Don't Wanna Cry" "Sweet 19 Blues" "You're My Sunshine" "A Walk in the Park" "Can You Celebrate?" "How to Be a Girl" "Dreaming I Was Dreaming" "I Have Never Seen" "Respect the Power of Love" "Toi et Moi" "Something 'Bout the Kiss"
2000s singles	"Love 2000" "Never End" "Please Smile Again" "Think of Me / No More Tears" "Say the Word" "I Will" "Wishing on the Same Star" "Shine More" "Put 'Em Up" "So Crazy" "Alarm" "All for You" "Girl Talk" "Want Me, Want Me" "White Light" "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" "Baby Don't Cry" "Funky Town" "60s 70s 80s" "Wild"/"Dr."
2010s singles	"Break It"/"Get Myself Back" "Naked"/"Fight Together"/"Tempest" "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!"/"Love Story" "Go Round" "Big Boys Cry"/"Beautiful" "Contrail" "Tsuki" "Brighter Day" "What I Did for Love" "Red Carpet" "Mint" "Hero" "Dear Diary" "Fighter" "Just You and I"
Promotional releases	"Hide and Seek" "My Love" "Fast Car" "Wonder Woman" "Heaven" "Birthday" "Black Make-Up"
Collaborations	"Fake" "Waterfalls"
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