What Is Love (Haddaway song)

What Is Love (English for "what is love") is the title of a recorded 1992 Euro dance song and number-one hits of originating from Trinidad and Tobago pop singer Haddaway.

Creation and publication

Written and produced was given the title of " Dee Dee Halligan " and " Junior Torello ," the pseudonyms for the successful German music producer and writer Tony Hendrik and Karin Hartmann- iron sheets. In simple text it comes to the question of what is love. The protagonist describes in the song that his feelings are not reciprocated, even though he goes to great lengths to convey his alleged partner, that he desires her. In the chorus, he asks them to repetitive, not to hurt him. Haddaways voice is backed by an unusual amount of echo. Keyboards plays in the resulting recording in December 1992 Alex Trime (Alexander Strasser Grove ), as a background voice is Lisa Noya heard.

The come on 18 January 1993 at Germany on the market song was produced by the team Hendrik / Hartmann Coconut own recording studio ( Hennef ) and as a maxi-single with catalog no. Coconut Records (74321 12486 2) published. He arrived in Germany and the UK up to No. 2 in the singles chart and was No. 1 show in 13 other countries, including Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Norway. In Germany alone, 900,000 were sold in the U.S. and more than 500,000 copies, a further 400,000 in the UK, 2.6 million copies worldwide. The title was awarded two Echo awards. Great success was What Is Love recorded mainly in Europe and Asia. In the U.S., Haddaway came up to rank 11 of the pop singles chart.

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Cover versions

  • 2010: Eminem feat. Lil Wayne - No Love (Sample)
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