"(Love) Compared with You" is a song by British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in 1976 as the third and final single from the band's fifth studio album Love's a Prima Donna. It was released as a single in America only. "(Love) Compared with You" was written and produced by Harley.

Following the UK Top 50 success of Love's a Prima Donna's second single, "(I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna", plans were made for "(Love) Compared with You" to be released as the third single in the UK. However, EMI Records later decided to cancel the release at the last minute. The late cancellation of the release meant that a limited number of copies were put into circulation and today remain highly collectable. Despite the UK release being scrapped, EMI would still release the song as a single in America.

Like the Love's a Prima Donna album, the song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, sometime between June and September 1976. English violinist Wilfred Gibson scored the string section for the track, and also contributed to choir and orchestral arrangements on the album. Speaking to Melody Maker's Harvey Kubernik in February 1977, Harley spoke of the song, revealing: "(Love) Compared with You is the first out-and-out love song I've written. I'd been trying for three years."

In 2010, Harley supported the Children in Need charity by auctioning a personal mini-concert at the winning bidder's home, as well as a signed guitar and a lavish dinner. The winning bidder at the auction in Manchester was a German fan with the winning bid of $15,000. In December 2010, it was revealed that Harley was set to travel to the fan's home to play their requested song, which was "(Love) Compared with You".

The single was released by EMI Records on 7" vinyl in America only. The B-Side "Too Much Tenderness" was written and produced by Harley, and also taken from the Love's a Prima Donna album. For its release as a single, "(Love) Compared with You" was cut down by almost a minute. A promotional edition of the single was also released in America by EMI, which placed the A-Side on both sides of the vinyl; one in stereo and one in mono. Neither release featured a picture sleeve, using a generic one instead. The song was the only Love's a Prima Donna track to be released as a single in America.

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