What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)

"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.

"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
Songwriter(s)	David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Breyan Isaac Jason Evigan Sam Martin Sean Douglas
Producer(s)	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)

Promotion

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

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

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position 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 (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 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

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

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