What Is Love

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"What Is Love"
Song
B-side"Sing About Love"

"What Is Love" is a song recorded by Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist Haddaway for his debut album, The Album. It was written and produced by Dee Dee Halligan (Dieter Lünstedt a.k.a. Tony Hendrik) and Junior Torello (Karin Hartmann-Eisenblätter a.k.a. Karin van Haaren) of Coconut Records in Cologne. The song is recognizable by its refrain "What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more."

"What Is Love" peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom and Germany and hit number 1 in 13 other countries. Debuting at number 87 on 28 August 1993, the song reached number 11 on the Hot 100 in the United States. The song also peaked at number 12 in Australia. By March 1994, worldwide sales of "What Is Love" had already reached 2.6 million.[3]

Track listings

"What Is Love"
CD single / 7"
  1. "What Is Love" – 4:28
  2. "Sing About Love" – 3:12
CD single - United Kingdom
  1. "What Is Love" Radio Edit 7" Mix – 3:57
  2. "What Is Love" Club Mix – 5:00
  3. "What Is Love" 12" Mix – 6:40
  4. "What Is Love" Tour De Trance Mix – 6:00
  5. "What Is Love" Refreshmento Extro Mix – 5:42
CD maxi – France
  1. "What Is Love" (7" mix) – 4:29
  2. "What Is Love" (12" mix) – 6:40
  3. "What Is Love" (club mix) – 5:02
  4. "Sing About Love" – 4:36
"What Is Love" – remix
CD single – France
  1. "What Is Love" (eat-this mix – radio edit) – 4:19
  2. "What Is Love" (refreshmento extro mix) – 3:52
CD maxi
  1. "What Is Love" – remix (eat-this mix) – 6:54
  2. "What Is Love" (tour de trance-mix) – 6:00
  3. "What Is Love" (7" mix) – 4:27
"What Is Love" – reloaded
CD maxi
  1. "What Is Love" – reloaded (video mix) – 3:16
  2. "What Is Love" – reloaded (reloaded mix) – 6:09
  3. "What Is Love" – reloaded (what is club mix) – 6:39
  4. "What Is Love" – reloaded (Jens O.'s hard remix) – 5:32
  5. "What Is Love" – reloaded (Nathan Jolly's NRG remix) – 6:48
  6. "What Is Love" – reloaded (radio edit) – 2:56
  7. "What Is Love" – reloaded (lunaris remix) – 6:21

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by French number-one single
17 July 1993 – 14 August 1993 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Darla dirladada" by GO Culture
Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
25 June 1993 – 9 July 1993 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Italian number one single
19 June 1993 – 10 July 1993 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number one single
15 May 1993 – 19 June 1993 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Ain't Nothing to It" by Def Dames Dope
Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number one single (first run)
22 May 1993 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Austrian number one single
9 May 1993 – 4 July 1993 (9 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian number one single
22/1993 – 29/1993 (8 weeks)
Swiss number-one single
13 June 1993 – 11 July 1993 (5 weeks)
Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number one single (second run)
12 June 1993 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Mr. Blue" by René Klijn
 Dutch Top 40 number one single
15 May 1993 – 19 June 1993 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Single Top 100 number-one single
15 May 1993 – 19 June 1993 (6 weeks)
Preceded by Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
12 June 1993 – 24 July 1993 (7 weeks)
Preceded by Finnish number-one single
18 March 1993 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Onpa kadulla mittaa" by Kolmas Nainen
Preceded by Spanish number-one single
7 August 1993 (1 week)
28 August 1993 – 11 September 1993 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by

Cover versions and sampling

  • In 2007, the song was covered by indie band The Gossip, with lead singer Beth Ditto changing the lyrics to "When Is Lunch?, Baby I'm Hungry, I'm Hungry, For More".[49]
  • In 2009, singer and songwriter Diane Birch completely rearranged the song,[50][51] that later was featured on Billboard magazine's Mashup Monday in 2010.[52]
  • In 2010, Sharaya J sampled the chorus for her performance on Missy Elliott's European tour.[53]
  • In 2010, Swedish boy band E.M.D. released a piano ballad version of "What Is Love" as the second single from their upcoming sophomore studio album Rewind.[54]
  • In 2010, American rappers Eminem and Lil Wayne sampled the song for the single "No Love" from Eminem's 7th studio album, Recovery.[2]
  • In 2013, it was covered by the band Foolstop in a rock style.[55]
  • In 2014, Canadian singer Kiesza did a "piano-and-synth cover" of the song.[56]

Klaas version

"What Is Love"
Song

In 2009, German DJ Klaas remixed the song under the title "Klaas meets Haddaway – What Is Love 2K9". This remix charted in several European countries.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[57] 37
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[58] 41
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[59] 9
France (SNEP)[60] 5
Invalid chart entered Germany2 60
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[61] 49

Lost Frequencies version

"What Is Love"
Song

In 2016, Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies released a cover titled "What Is Love 2016", as a single from his debut album Less Is More.[62] It became a hit a number of European singles charts and topped the Belgian Ultratop Official Singles Chart.

Music video

An official music video was released directed by Soulvizion. It features the Dutch professional basketball player Don Rigters[63] who plays the role of David Rose, a basketball player who is severely injured trying to make a comeback to the game with encouragement from his girlfriend (played by Melissa Kanza), his three teammates and by his basketball coach (played by J E Rigters).

Track list

Armada / Mostiko, 7 October 2016
  1. "What Is Love 2016" (2:52)
Armada / Mostiko, 28 October 2016
  1. What Is Love 2016" (Regi & Lester Williams Remix) (4:21)
Lost & Cie / Armada, 11 November 2016
  1. "What Is Love 2016" (Regi & Lester Williams Remix) (3:08)
  2. "What Is Love 2016 (Regi & Lester Williams Extended Remix) (4:10)
Armada / Mostiko, 6 January 2017
  1. "What Is Love 2016" (Mike Mago Remix) (3:29)
  2. "What Is Love 2016" (Zonderling Remix) (3:11)
  3. "What Is Love 2016" (Galactic Marvl Remix) (2:54)
  4. "What Is Love 2016" (Rose Remix) (3:08)
  5. "What Is Love 2016" (Mike Mago Extended Remix) (5:49)
  6. "What Is Love 2016" (Zonderling Extended Remix) (4:27)
  7. "What Is Love 2016" (Rose Extended Remix) (4:08)
Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[64] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[65] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[66] 12
France (SNEP)[67] 92
Invalid chart entered Germany2 24
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[68] 68
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[69] 99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[70] 52

In popular culture

The song experienced a revival as the song from the Saturday Night Live "Roxbury Guys" sketches (later expanded into a movie called A Night at the Roxbury), where two brothers (played by Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell) frequently went to dance clubs with a third person (including actors such as Sylvester Stallone and Jim Carrey), credited as "Barhop". It was also used in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV.[71]

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External links

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