| Chart (1972/3) |
Peak
position |
| Denmark |
3 |
| Rhodesia |
9 |
| Sweden |
17 |
| Australia |
24 |
| UK |
11 |
|
Blue performed the song twice on Top of the Pops, on 7[11] and 21 March 1974.[12] He also performed the song on the Spanish RTVE television show ¡Señoras y señores! on 19 October 1974.[13] According to the NME, it was one of the top 150 UK singles of 1974.[14] It was also listed as 84th best single of 1974 in Australia according to Sydney 2SM as listed in Billboard.[15] "School Love" was also listed as the 53rd best single of 1974 on the German "Hessenchart - Hitparade International".[16]
Cover versions of the song was released by vocal group The Hiltonaires on their album Made In England 9,[17] and Brazilian artist Paul Lynsey on the album Super Sucessos 74.[18] It was also released as a single by Italian group Moto Perpetuo[19] and this was often played on Italian radio,[20] as well as an album track by another Italian group, La Quinta Faccia, on their self-titled album with Italian lyrics by Ermanno Capelli.[21] Argentinean rock and roll pioneer, Nicky Jones, also released a Spanish language version "Amor De Estudiante" on the 1974 album "Hot 12".[22]
More recently, Blue's version was one of the tracks on his compilation CD albums, The Singles Collection.[23] and Dancin' (On A Saturday Night)... Best Of.[24] It was also included on the 2000 compilation CD Jackie Love Songs, which made No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart that year.[25] Blue's version of the song was featured in the 2014 film, Northern Soul.[26][27] The song is also mentioned in the book, The Rough Guide to Cult Pop by Paul Simpson.[28]