"Love Reaction" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1983. The song was later included on the 1984 compilation album The Story So Far. It has been noted for its similarity to New Order's song "Blue Monday", released earlier in 1983, with Alexis Petridis of The Guardian calling it "basically... 'Blue Monday' with a new vocal" and producer Bobby Orlando "Blue Monday"s "most vociferous disciple".
Chart performance "Love Reaction" became Divine's third single to chart on the Dutch singles chart. It debuted at No. 35 before climbing to and peaking at No. 25 in its second week. The song spent a total of 4 weeks on the chart.Divine - Love Reaction Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
"Love Reaction" spent a total of 7 weeks on the German singles chart and peaked at No. 55. It spent one week at its peak.Divine - Singles Musicline.de . Retrieved 2010-06-15.
Track listings Dutch vinyl, 12-inch singleDivine - Love Reaction Dutch Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15. "Love Reaction" – 5:31 "Love Reaction" (radio version) – 3:20 "Love Reaction" (instrumental) – 5:00
German vinyl, 12-inch singleDivine - Love Reaction German Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15. "Love Reaction" (album version) – 5:34 "Love Reaction" (special maxi version) – 6:58 "Love Reaction" (instrumental version) – 4:04
Charts Chart (1983–1984)PeakpositionDutch Singles ChartDivine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.25 Finnish Singles Chart 27German Singles Chart55UK Singles Chart65
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