I Want to Know What Love Is
I Want to Know What Love Is (English for "I want to know what love is " ) is a song written by Mick Jones, which was initially known in the interpretation of the band Foreigner in 1984.
Background
The power ballad was written by Jones and produced for Foreigner from him and Alex Sadkin in the choruses sang in addition to the band of the New Jersey Mass Choir, Jennifer Holliday, and the Thompson Twins.
In many countries the song was popular and is still often played on the radio; It was also covered by several performers.
The original version was published in November 1984 and stayed for three weeks at number one in the UK two weeks at number one in the U.S. five weeks at number one in Australia, number one in Canada, Norway and Sweden, and number two in Switzerland and South Africa and third place in Germany. The single was a million-seller in the United States.
In 2004, the song gave place 476 in the list of Rolling Stones 500 best songs of all time and 2006 place 65 in VH 1 's 100 greatest of the 80's.
The title is in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Singstar '80s and the film Larry the Cable Guy and the follow- trip to the afterlife of the television series Miami Vice.