What Is Love

For other uses, see What Is Love (disambiguation).
"What Is Love"
Single by Haddaway
from the album The Album
B-side "Sing About Love"
Released
  • 8 May 1993 (Europe)
  • August 1993 (US)
Format
Recorded 1992
Genre Eurodance[1][2]
Length 4:29
Label Coconut
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dee Dee Halligan
  • Junior Torello
Haddaway singles chronology
"What Is Love"
(1993)		 "Life"
(1993)

"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

Original version

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 1
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[8] 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 17
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 1
France (SNEP)[12] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 1
Italy (FIMI)[15] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 48
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[20] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 11
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[24] 9
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[24] 6
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[24] 15
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[24] 4
US Cash Box[25] 9

What Is Love – Remix

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 15
Spain (AFYVE)[20] 4

What Is Love – Reloaded

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 49
Denmark (Tracklisten)[28] 20
Germany (Media Control Charts)[29] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 92

Other reissues

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Digital Songs[24] 68
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[32] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Australia (ARIA)[33] 78
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[34] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[35] 3
Canada (RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks)[36] 2
Germany (Media Control Charts)[37] 2
Italy (FIMI)[38] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[43] 82
Chart (1994) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[44] 97

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Platinum 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[46] 3× Gold 750,000^
Sweden (GLF)[47] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Gold 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[49] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited		 French number-one single
17 July 1993 – 14 August 1993 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Darla dirladada" by GO Culture
Preceded by
"In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh		 Irish Singles Chart number-one single
25 June 1993 – 9 July 1993 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes
Preceded by
"All That She Wants" by Ace of Base		 Italian number one single
19 June 1993 – 10 July 1993 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"All That She Wants" by Ace of Base
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
"Informer" by Snow
Austrian number one single
9 May 1993 – 4 July 1993 (9 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Mr. Vain" by Culture Beat
Preceded by
"Informer" by Snow		 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
"Cose della vita" by Eros Ramazzotti
Preceded by
"Mr. Blue" by René Klijn		 Dutch Top 40 number one single
15 May 1993 – 19 June 1993 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40
Single Top 100 number-one single
15 May 1993 – 19 June 1993 (6 weeks)
Preceded by
"Tribal Dance" by 2 Unlimited		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
12 June 1993 – 24 July 1993 (7 weeks)
Preceded by
"Sad but True" by Metallica		 Finnish number-one single
18 March 1993 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Onpa kadulla mittaa" by Kolmas Nainen
Preceded by
Five Live by George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield		 Spanish number-one single
7 August 1993 (1 week)
28 August 1993 – 11 September 1993 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Five Live by George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield
"Life" by Haddaway

Cover versions and sampling

Klaas version

"Klaas meets Haddaway – What Is Love 2K9"
Single by Klaas
Released 2009
Label Mostiko
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Klaas
Klaas singles chronology
" "What is Love 2K9"
(2009)
Music video
"What is Love 2K9" on YouTube

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)[58] 37
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[59] 41
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[60] 9
France (SNEP)[61] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[62] 60
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[63] 49

Lost Frequencies version

"What Is Love 2016"
Single by Lost Frequencies
from the album Less Is More
Released 2016
Length 2:52
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Lost Frequencies singles chronology
"Beautiful Life"
(2016)		 "What Is Love 2016"
(2016)
Music video
"What Is Love 2016" on YouTube

In 2016, Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies released a cover titled "What Is Love 2016", as a single from his debut album Less Is More.[64] 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[65] 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)[66] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[67] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[68] 12
France (SNEP)[69] 92
Germany (Official German Charts)[70] 24
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[71] 68
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[72] 99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[73] 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.[74]

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