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What Is Love

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see What Is Love (disambiguation).

"What Is Love" is a song by Trinidadian-German singer Haddaway, released as his debut single from his debut album, The Album (1993). The song, both written and produced by Dee Dee Halligan and Karin Hartmann-Eisenblätter, was released by Coconut Records in January 1993. It was a hit across Europe, becoming a number-one single in at least 13 countries and reaching number two in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Outside Europe, the single peaked at number 11 in the United States, number 12 in Australia, number 17 in Canada, and number 48 in New Zealand.

"What Is Love"
Single by Haddaway
from the album The Album
B-side"Sing About Love"
Released18 January 1993 (1993-01-18)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:29 (7-inch mix)
  • 6:40 (12-inch mix)
LabelCoconut
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Haddaway singles chronology
"What Is Love"
(1993) 		"Life"
(1993)
Music video
"What Is Love" on YouTube

"What Is Love" earned Haddaway two awards at the German 1994 Echo Award, in the categories "Best National Single" and "Best National Dance Single". The music video for "What Is Love" was directed by Volker Hannwacker and received heavy rotation on music television such as MTV Europe.[6] The song remains Haddaway's most popular and signature song.[7][8]

Background edit

"We just used ideas that were fresh at that time and tried to make something that nobody else had [...] The song came really fast. I had the idea for the melodies in about 45 minutes and the total structure of the song was done in a day and a half."

—Haddaway talking to The National about the making of the song.[9]

"What Is Love" was written and produced by German music producer and composer Dee Dee Halligan (Dieter Lünstedt a.k.a. Tony Hendrik) and his partner/wife Junior Torello (Karin Hartmann-Eisenblätter a.k.a. Karin van Haaren) of Coconut Records in Hennef (Sieg) near Cologne. They had previously produced songs for successful groups like Bad Boys Blue and Londonbeat, and were waiting for the right singer for their new song. Trinidadian-born singer Nestor Alexander Haddaway was then chosen to sing it. He used to work as a producer, dancer and choreographer before he was signed to the label.[10]

The producers wanted Haddaway to try singing the song in the style of Joe Cocker. He told them, "I love Joe Cocker, but I'm no Joe Cocker." He then came up with his own idea on how to sing it and the producers let the singer try it his way. Hendrik would lock himself in the studio, and eight or nine days later he came out with the song as was released.[11] Haddaway told Simon Price of Melody Maker in 1994, that the song was originally a ballad and arrived after a year in a basement studio, "In the beginning it was like five different pies, then those five pies became one pie."[12]

The female vocal on the track, meanwhile, was a stock sample released on the Zero-G sample compilation CD "Datafile 1" (tracks 62–64), which was produced in 1991 by Zero-G co-founder and Jack 'N' Chill member Ed Stratton, aka Man Machine, and was aimed at dance producers, DJs, programmers and artists.[13]

Chart performance edit

"What Is Love" reached number one in 13 countries: Austria (9 weeks),[14] Belgium (6 weeks),[15] Denmark (3 weeks),[16] Finland,[17] France (5 weeks),[18] Ireland, Italy (3 weeks),[19] Netherlands (6 weeks),[20] Norway (8 weeks),[21] Portugal (1 week),[22] Spain (4 weeks),[23] Switzerland (5 weeks)[24] and Zimbabwe (4 weeks).[25] In Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two, being kept off the top spot by Snow's "Informer", Ace of Base's "All That She Wants" and Gabrielle's "Dreams".[26][27][28] In the latter, the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in its fifth week on the chart, on 27 June 1993.[28] It stayed at that position for two weeks and within the chart for 16 weeks. Additionally, "What Is Love" was a number three hit in Iceland,[29] and climbed to the number-one position also on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the song debuted fifteen weeks earlier, at number 79 on 13 March, after charting in Germany.[30] It stayed seven consecutive weeks at the top of the chart.[31] Entering at number 87 on 28 August, the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[32] But on the US Cash Box Top 100, it reached the top 10, peaking at number nine.[33] The single also peaked at numbers 12 and 48 in Australia and New Zealand, respectively.[34][35] By March 1994, worldwide sales of "What Is Love" had already reached 2.6 million.[36]

Critical reception edit

Upon the release, Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "glorious pop/house ditty", and stated that "wildly catchy chorus is complemented by a slick, synth-happy arrangement. Haddaway will conjure up images of Seal and Sydney Youngblood with his worldly baritone delivery. A sure-fire dance hit that has the muscle to push its way onto pop formats with ease."[37] Milo Miles from The Boston Globe wrote, "He pours such delicacy and anguish into the short phrases they become loud whispers that stay in the ear. With perfectly lubricated synthesizers bouncing away behind him, Haddaway gets precious mileage out of minimal lyrics."[38] Student newspaper Columbia Daily Spectator said it "will transport you instantly to the golden age of house music."[39] Jim Farber from Daily News noted that "What Is Love" "uses every sound it has to punch the beat: a stabbing synth line, a tense bass, an uplifting lead vocal and an encouragingly frantic female voice to back it up. It's a sound at once insinuating and insistent, sensual and wild." He also deemed it "the world's natural followup" to Robin S.' "Show Me Love".[40] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "Try sitting still seconds after this upbeat entry kicks in." He also noted that Haddaway's style is "reminscent [sic] of the Fine Young Cannibals and just as exciting."[41]

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton stated that the song "is undoubtedly one of the best soul releases of the year."[42] Pan-European magazine Music & Media remarked that it has a "fast house beat augmented by Nestor Haddaway's deeply soulful vocals. This is definitely on par with anything that has come out of Chicago's deep house scene for quite some time."[43] Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty described the track as "splendiferous", and noted that "the eargasmic synth stabs in the extended mix are pulling even odds in Vegas for dance-floor-filling capability and the edit screams for radio airplay..."[44] Luke Turner from The Quietus felt that "What Is Love" "bangs because it manages to be two things—a terrific soul tune but also rather stern as well, with infernally naggy synth lines and drilled repetition in the rhythms."[45] Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave it four out of five, writing, "Haddaway's attempt at producing something along the lines of Seal's "Crazy" hasn't quite been pulled off, but this foot-friendly dance track is still stonking dance-floor stuff. You don't find out what love is, but that doesn't mean you'll be disappointed."[46] Another Smash Hits editor, Pete Stanton, declared it as "a disco-dancing, ass-grooving, tum-churning corker of a song."[47]

Retrospective response edit

"People always ask me about what I meant, [...] I meant that 'what is love' needs to be defined by everyone by his own definition. It's unique and individual. For me, it has to do with trust, honesty, and dedication."

—Haddaway talking to Flavorwire about the meaning of the song.[48]

NME ranked "What Is Love" number two in their list of "Top Five Euro-Hits of All Time" in December 1993,[49] writing, "Haddaway takes one of the fundamental questions of man's existence and puts it to a stomping disco beat. Also features a woman wailing disconsolately in the background whenever Hadders relents from his search."[49] In 1994, Peter Paphides and Simon Price of Melody Maker praised songs such as "Mr. Vain", "Rhythm Is a Dancer" and "What Is Love" as modern classics, "butt-shaking Wagnerian disco monsters. Or, as someone else who knew a thing or two put it: Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat."[50]

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis named "What Is Love" "one of the 1990s' quintessential dance tunes".[51] In an 2015 retrospective review, Victor Beigelman from The A.V. Club declared it as a "Europop banger that more than 20 years later remains relentlessly catchy and far more profound than it ever had any right to be."[52] Mike Wood from Idolator featured it in their list of "The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1994" in 2014, calling it a "catchy" anthem, that "permeated our collective consciousness given the heavily-repeated airplay".[53]

Music video edit

The accompanying music video of "What Is Love" was directed by German music video director Volker Hannwacker.[54] It features Haddaway in a mansion pursued by three femme fatales, one of whom is a vampire.[55] Some scenes features the singer and the vampire run backwards.[55] Keith Dorwick analyzed the video in his book Love Song, writing, "He is first dressed in a blue suit with a white shirt, but upon being bitten by a white female vampire, he is converted to a boy toy with seeming supernatural powers. Now dressed in tight pants and an open vest that shows off his smooth and surprisingly chiseled chest, he easily leaps onto the fireplace mantel where he begins dancing, then flies down in a smooth leap that demonstrates his new vampiric power."[55] The video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe in May 1993.[6]

Accolades edit

Year Publisher Country Accolade Rank
1993 NME United Kingdom "Top Five Euro-Hits of All Time"[49] 2
1994 Echo Award Germany "Best National Single"[56] 1
1994 Echo Award Germany "Best National Dance Single"[56] 1
2005 Bruce Pollock United States "The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944–2000"[57] *
2011 Paste United States "Awesome One-Hit Wonders of the 1990s"[58] 6
2011 MTV Dance United Kingdom "The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time"[59] 57
2012 Porcys Poland "100 Singli 1990–1999"[60] 77
2013 Complex United States "10 Essential Eurodance Classics"[61] *
2013 Max Australia "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time"[62] 189
2013 Vibe United States "Before EDM: 30 Dance Tracks from the '90s That Changed the Game"[63] 4
2014 Idolator United States "The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1994"[53] 5
2017 BuzzFeed United States "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s"[64] 11
2019 Elle United States "52 Best 1990s Pop Songs"[65] 39
2019 Insider United States "The 57 Best One-Hit Wonders of All Time"[66] *

(*) indicates the list is unordered.

Formats and track listings edit

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[89] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[107] Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[108] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[109] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[111] 3× Gold 900,000[110]
Italy (FIMI)[112]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 70,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[113] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[114] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[115] Gold 500,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,600,000[110]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 1993 — Coconut
United Kingdom 22 May 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Logic [116]
Japan 16 December 1993 Mini-CD
[117]

Cover versions and sampling edit

Klaas version edit

"Klaas meets Haddaway – What Is Love 2K9"
 
Single by Klaas
Released2009
LabelMostiko
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Klaas
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)[125] 37
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[126] 41
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[127] 9
France (SNEP)[128] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[129] 60
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[130] 49

Lost Frequencies version edit

"What Is Love 2016"
 
Single by Lost Frequencies
from the album Less Is More
Released7 October 2016
Length2:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hal Ritson
  • Felix De Laet
Lost Frequencies singles chronology
"Beautiful Life"
(2016) 		"What Is Love 2016"
(2016) 		"All or Nothing"
(2017)
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.[131] It was actually already produced back in 2014 as a remix for Jaymes Young's cover version of "What is Love". This version was remade for the album and became a hit on a number of European singles charts and topped the Belgian Ultratop Official Singles Chart.

Music video edit

An official music video was released directed by Soulvizion. It features the Dutch professional basketball player Don Rigters[132] 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, (Alkenah Wansing, Jeroen Jansen and Lindy Chippendel) and by his basketball coach (played by J E Rigters).

Track listing edit

  • 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
  8. "What Is Love 2016" (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix) – 3:29

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[147] 2× Platinum 40,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[148] Gold 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture edit

In the late 1990s, the song was featured in the popular, recurring Saturday Night Live "Roxbury Guys" sketches, in which the characters Steve and Doug Butabi (played by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan respectively) would wildly bob their heads to the track as they went out nightclubbing and had misadventures. Typically the song would play throughout the sketch, following the brothers wherever they went. The Butabis were sometimes joined by other head-bobbing club-goers portrayed by the show's guests hosts, such as Jim Carrey. In 1998, the sketches spawned a film, A Night at the Roxbury, which prominently featured the song. In the mid-2000s, the sketch became a popular internet meme.

"What Is Love" was also used in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV and included as one of the tracks in Just Dance 2017.[149][150]

The song was used in the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.[citation needed]

In 1994, "What Is Love" served as the soundtrack to the memorable climax of the "Life of Brian" episode of My So-Called Life, in which Rickie Vasquez and Delia Fisher dance together at their high school's World Happiness Dance.[151]

The song was also sung by Ulysses Klaue (played by Andy Serkis) while being interrogated by Everett K. Ross (played by Martin Freeman) in the 2018 film Black Panther. The scene became an internet meme, and was praised as one of the best scenes in the film.[152]

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what, love, other, uses, disambiguation, song, trinidadian, german, singer, haddaway, released, debut, single, from, debut, album, album, 1993, song, both, written, produced, halligan, karin, hartmann, eisenblätter, released, coconut, records, january, 1993, a. For other uses see What Is Love disambiguation What Is Love is a song by Trinidadian German singer Haddaway released as his debut single from his debut album The Album 1993 The song both written and produced by Dee Dee Halligan and Karin Hartmann Eisenblatter was released by Coconut Records in January 1993 It was a hit across Europe becoming a number one single in at least 13 countries and reaching number two in Germany Sweden and the United Kingdom Outside Europe the single peaked at number 11 in the United States number 12 in Australia number 17 in Canada and number 48 in New Zealand What Is Love Single by Haddawayfrom the album The AlbumB side Sing About Love Released18 January 1993 1993 01 18 1 GenreEurodance 2 3 dance pop 4 5 Length4 29 7 inch mix 6 40 12 inch mix LabelCoconutSongwriter s Dee Dee Halligan Junior TorelloProducer s Dieter Lunstedt Karin Hartmann EisenblatterHaddaway singles chronology What Is Love 1993 Life 1993 Music video What Is Love on YouTube What Is Love earned Haddaway two awards at the German 1994 Echo Award in the categories Best National Single and Best National Dance Single The music video for What Is Love was directed by Volker Hannwacker and received heavy rotation on music television such as MTV Europe 6 The song remains Haddaway s most popular and signature song 7 8 Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance 3 Critical reception 4 Retrospective response 5 Music video 6 Accolades 7 Formats and track listings 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 1 1 Original version 8 1 2 What Is Love Remix 8 1 3 What Is Love Reloaded 8 1 4 Other reissues 8 2 Year end charts 8 3 Decade end charts 9 Certifications and sales 10 Release history 11 Cover versions and sampling 11 1 Klaas version 11 2 Lost Frequencies version 11 2 1 Music video 11 2 2 Track listing 11 2 3 Charts 11 2 3 1 Weekly charts 11 2 3 2 Year end charts 11 2 4 Certifications 12 In popular culture 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksBackground edit We just used ideas that were fresh at that time and tried to make something that nobody else had The song came really fast I had the idea for the melodies in about 45 minutes and the total structure of the song was done in a day and a half Haddaway talking to The National about the making of the song 9 What Is Love was written and produced by German music producer and composer Dee Dee Halligan Dieter Lunstedt a k a Tony Hendrik and his partner wife Junior Torello Karin Hartmann Eisenblatter a k a Karin van Haaren of Coconut Records in Hennef Sieg near Cologne They had previously produced songs for successful groups like Bad Boys Blue and Londonbeat and were waiting for the right singer for their new song Trinidadian born singer Nestor Alexander Haddaway was then chosen to sing it He used to work as a producer dancer and choreographer before he was signed to the label 10 The producers wanted Haddaway to try singing the song in the style of Joe Cocker He told them I love Joe Cocker but I m no Joe Cocker He then came up with his own idea on how to sing it and the producers let the singer try it his way Hendrik would lock himself in the studio and eight or nine days later he came out with the song as was released 11 Haddaway told Simon Price of Melody Maker in 1994 that the song was originally a ballad and arrived after a year in a basement studio In the beginning it was like five different pies then those five pies became one pie 12 The female vocal on the track meanwhile was a stock sample released on the Zero G sample compilation CD Datafile 1 tracks 62 64 which was produced in 1991 by Zero G co founder and Jack N Chill member Ed Stratton aka Man Machine and was aimed at dance producers DJs programmers and artists 13 Chart performance edit What Is Love reached number one in 13 countries Austria 9 weeks 14 Belgium 6 weeks 15 Denmark 3 weeks 16 Finland 17 France 5 weeks 18 Ireland Italy 3 weeks 19 Netherlands 6 weeks 20 Norway 8 weeks 21 Portugal 1 week 22 Spain 4 weeks 23 Switzerland 5 weeks 24 and Zimbabwe 4 weeks 25 In Sweden Germany and the United Kingdom it peaked at number two being kept off the top spot by Snow s Informer Ace of Base s All That She Wants and Gabrielle s Dreams 26 27 28 In the latter the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in its fifth week on the chart on 27 June 1993 28 It stayed at that position for two weeks and within the chart for 16 weeks Additionally What Is Love was a number three hit in Iceland 29 and climbed to the number one position also on the Eurochart Hot 100 where the song debuted fifteen weeks earlier at number 79 on 13 March after charting in Germany 30 It stayed seven consecutive weeks at the top of the chart 31 Entering at number 87 on 28 August the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States 32 But on the US Cash Box Top 100 it reached the top 10 peaking at number nine 33 The single also peaked at numbers 12 and 48 in Australia and New Zealand respectively 34 35 By March 1994 worldwide sales of What Is Love had already reached 2 6 million 36 Critical reception editUpon the release Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a glorious pop house ditty and stated that wildly catchy chorus is complemented by a slick synth happy arrangement Haddaway will conjure up images of Seal and Sydney Youngblood with his worldly baritone delivery A sure fire dance hit that has the muscle to push its way onto pop formats with ease 37 Milo Miles from The Boston Globe wrote He pours such delicacy and anguish into the short phrases they become loud whispers that stay in the ear With perfectly lubricated synthesizers bouncing away behind him Haddaway gets precious mileage out of minimal lyrics 38 Student newspaper Columbia Daily Spectator said it will transport you instantly to the golden age of house music 39 Jim Farber from Daily News noted that What Is Love uses every sound it has to punch the beat a stabbing synth line a tense bass an uplifting lead vocal and an encouragingly frantic female voice to back it up It s a sound at once insinuating and insistent sensual and wild He also deemed it the world s natural followup to Robin S Show Me Love 40 Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented Try sitting still seconds after this upbeat entry kicks in He also noted that Haddaway s style is reminscent sic of the Fine Young Cannibals and just as exciting 41 In his weekly UK chart commentary James Masterton stated that the song is undoubtedly one of the best soul releases of the year 42 Pan European magazine Music amp Media remarked that it has a fast house beat augmented by Nestor Haddaway s deeply soulful vocals This is definitely on par with anything that has come out of Chicago s deep house scene for quite some time 43 Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty described the track as splendiferous and noted that the eargasmic synth stabs in the extended mix are pulling even odds in Vegas for dance floor filling capability and the edit screams for radio airplay 44 Luke Turner from The Quietus felt that What Is Love bangs because it manages to be two things a terrific soul tune but also rather stern as well with infernally naggy synth lines and drilled repetition in the rhythms 45 Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave it four out of five writing Haddaway s attempt at producing something along the lines of Seal s Crazy hasn t quite been pulled off but this foot friendly dance track is still stonking dance floor stuff You don t find out what love is but that doesn t mean you ll be disappointed 46 Another Smash Hits editor Pete Stanton declared it as a disco dancing ass grooving tum churning corker of a song 47 Retrospective response edit People always ask me about what I meant I meant that what is love needs to be defined by everyone by his own definition It s unique and individual For me it has to do with trust honesty and dedication Haddaway talking to Flavorwire about the meaning of the song 48 NME ranked What Is Love number two in their list of Top Five Euro Hits of All Time in December 1993 49 writing Haddaway takes one of the fundamental questions of man s existence and puts it to a stomping disco beat Also features a woman wailing disconsolately in the background whenever Hadders relents from his search 49 In 1994 Peter Paphides and Simon Price of Melody Maker praised songs such as Mr Vain Rhythm Is a Dancer and What Is Love as modern classics butt shaking Wagnerian disco monsters Or as someone else who knew a thing or two put it Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat 50 AllMusic editor Jose F Promis named What Is Love one of the 1990s quintessential dance tunes 51 In an 2015 retrospective review Victor Beigelman from The A V Club declared it as a Europop banger that more than 20 years later remains relentlessly catchy and far more profound than it ever had any right to be 52 Mike Wood from Idolator featured it in their list of The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1994 in 2014 calling it a catchy anthem that permeated our collective consciousness given the heavily repeated airplay 53 Music video editThe accompanying music video of What Is Love was directed by German music video director Volker Hannwacker 54 It features Haddaway in a mansion pursued by three femme fatales one of whom is a vampire 55 Some scenes features the singer and the vampire run backwards 55 Keith Dorwick analyzed the video in his book Love Song writing He is first dressed in a blue suit with a white shirt but upon being bitten by a white female vampire he is converted to a boy toy with seeming supernatural powers Now dressed in tight pants and an open vest that shows off his smooth and surprisingly chiseled chest he easily leaps onto the fireplace mantel where he begins dancing then flies down in a smooth leap that demonstrates his new vampiric power 55 The video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe in May 1993 6 Accolades editYear Publisher Country Accolade Rank 1993 NME United Kingdom Top Five Euro Hits of All Time 49 2 1994 Echo Award Germany Best National Single 56 1 1994 Echo Award Germany Best National Dance Single 56 1 2005 Bruce Pollock United States The 7 500 Most Important Songs of 1944 2000 57 2011 Paste United States Awesome One Hit Wonders of the 1990s 58 6 2011 MTV Dance United Kingdom The 100 Biggest 90 s Dance Anthems of All Time 59 57 2012 Porcys Poland 100 Singli 1990 1999 60 77 2013 Complex United States 10 Essential Eurodance Classics 61 2013 Max Australia 1000 Greatest Songs of All Time 62 189 2013 Vibe United States Before EDM 30 Dance Tracks from the 90s That Changed the Game 63 4 2014 Idolator United States The 50 Best Pop Singles of 1994 53 5 2017 BuzzFeed United States The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the 90s 64 11 2019 Elle United States 52 Best 1990s Pop Songs 65 39 2019 Insider United States The 57 Best One Hit Wonders of All Time 66 indicates the list is unordered Formats and track listings edit What Is Love CD single 7 What Is Love 4 28 Sing About Love 3 12 12 maxi single What Is Love 12 mix 6 40 What Is Love 7 mix 4 27 What Is Love club mix 5 00 Sing About Love 4 40 CD single United Kingdom What Is Love radio edit 7 mix 3 57 What Is Love club mix 5 00 What Is Love 12 mix 6 40 What Is Love tour de trance mix 6 00 What Is Love refreshmento Extro Mix 5 42 CD maxi France What Is Love 7 mix 4 29 What Is Love 12 mix 6 40 What Is Love club mix 5 02 Sing About Love 4 36 What Is Love remix CD single France What Is Love eat this mix radio edit 4 19 What Is Love refreshmento extro mix 3 52 CD maxi What Is Love remix eat this mix 6 54 What Is Love tour de trance mix 6 00 What Is Love 7 mix 4 27 What Is Love reloaded CD maxi What Is Love reloaded video mix 3 16 What Is Love reloaded reloaded mix 6 09 What Is Love reloaded what is club mix 6 39 What Is Love reloaded Jens O s hard remix 5 32 What Is Love reloaded Nathan Jolly s NRG remix 6 48 What Is Love reloaded radio edit 2 56 What Is Love reloaded lunaris remix 6 21Charts editWeekly charts edit Original version edit Chart 1993 1994 Peakposition Australia ARIA 34 12 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 14 1 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 15 1 Canada Top Singles RPM 67 17 Canada Dance Urban RPM 68 2 Denmark IFPI 69 1 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 70 1 Europe European Dance Radio 71 4 Europe European Hit Radio 72 6 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 17 1 France SNEP 18 1 Germany Official German Charts 27 2 Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 29 3 Ireland IRMA 73 1 Italy Musica e dischi 69 1 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 74 1 Netherlands Single Top 100 20 1 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 35 48 Norway VG lista 21 1 Portugal AFP 22 1 Spain AFYVE 23 75 1 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 26 2 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 24 1 UK Singles OCC 28 2 UK Airplay Music Week 76 1 UK Dance Music Week 77 3 UK Club Chart Music Week 78 9 US Billboard Hot 100 32 11 US Hot Dance Club Play Billboard 32 9 US Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales Billboard 32 6 US Rhythmic Top 40 Billboard 32 15 US Top 40 Mainstream Billboard 32 4 US Cash Box Top 100 33 9 Zimbabwe ZIMA 25 1 Chart 2020 2023 Peakposition Hungary Single Top 40 79 37 Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 80 51 Slovenia SloTop50 81 46 What Is Love Remix edit Chart 1993 Peakposition Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 82 15 Spain AFYVE 75 4 What Is Love Reloaded edit Chart 2003 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 83 49 Denmark Tracklisten 84 20 Germany Media Control Charts 85 51 Netherlands Single Top 100 86 100 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 87 92 Other reissues edit Chart 2008 Peakposition US Billboard Hot Digital Songs 32 68 Chart 2012 Peakposition Denmark Tracklisten 88 31 Year end charts edit Chart 1993 Position Australia ARIA 89 78 Austria O3 Austria Top 40 90 3 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 91 3 Canada Dance Urban RPM 92 2 Europe Eurochart Hot 100 93 2 Europe European Dance Radio 94 8 Germany Media Control Charts 95 2 Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 96 24 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 97 2 Netherlands Single Top 100 98 4 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 99 2 UK Singles OCC 100 8 UK Airplay Music Week 101 9 US Billboard Hot 100 102 82 Chart 1994 Position US Billboard Hot 100 103 97 Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for What is Love Chart 1990 1999 Position Austria O3 Austria Top 40 104 68 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 105 27 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 106 32Certifications and sales edit See Tfd See Tfd Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 89 Gold 35 000 Austria IFPI Austria 107 Platinum 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 108 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 109 Gold 100 000 Germany BVMI 111 3 Gold 900 000 110 Italy FIMI 112 sales since 2009 Platinum 70 000 Sweden GLF 113 Gold 25 000 United Kingdom BPI 114 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 115 Gold 500 000 Summaries Worldwide 2 600 000 110 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref Europe 1993 Coconut United Kingdom 22 May 1993 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinylCDcassette Logic 116 Japan 16 December 1993 Mini CD Ariola JapanCoconut 117 Cover versions and sampling editIn 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 118 In 2009 singer and songwriter Diane Birch completely rearranged the song 119 120 that later was featured on Billboard magazine s Mashup Monday in 2010 121 In 2010 Swedish boy band E M D released a piano ballad version of What Is Love as the second single from their sophomore studio album Rewind 122 In 2010 American rappers Eminem and Lil Wayne sampled the song for the single No Love from Eminem s seventh studio album Recovery 3 In 2011 the German melodic death metal metalcore band Emergency Gate covered the song in collaboration with Haddayway for their 2011 EP Remembrance The Early Days In 2014 Canadian singer Kiesza did a piano and synth cover of the song 123 In 2016 Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies did his own cover In 2016 neofolk act Death in Rome did a cover on their album Hitparade which consists solely of cover versions of hit songs In 2023 French DJ David Guetta announced his own cover titled Baby Don t Hurt Me featuring Anne Marie and Coi Leray 124 Klaas version edit Klaas meets Haddaway What Is Love 2K9 nbsp Single by KlaasReleased2009LabelMostikoSongwriter s Dee Dee HalliganJunior TorelloProducer s KlaasMusic 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 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 125 37 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 126 41 Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 127 9 France SNEP 128 5 Germany Official German Charts 129 60 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 130 49 Lost Frequencies version edit What Is Love 2016 nbsp Single by Lost Frequenciesfrom the album Less Is MoreReleased7 October 2016Length2 52LabelArmadaMostikoSongwriter s Dee Dee HalliganJunior TorelloFelix De LaetProducer s Hal RitsonFelix De LaetLost Frequencies singles chronology Beautiful Life 2016 What Is Love 2016 2016 All or Nothing 2017 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 131 It was actually already produced back in 2014 as a remix for Jaymes Young s cover version of What is Love This version was remade for the album and became a hit on a number of European singles charts and topped the Belgian Ultratop Official Singles Chart Music video edit An official music video was released directed by Soulvizion It features the Dutch professional basketball player Don Rigters 132 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 Alkenah Wansing Jeroen Jansen and Lindy Chippendel and by his basketball coach played by J E Rigters Track listing edit Armada Mostiko 7 October 2016 What Is Love 2016 2 52 Armada Mostiko 28 October 2016 What Is Love 2016 Regi amp Lester Williams Remix 4 21 Lost amp Cie Armada 11 November 2016 What Is Love 2016 Regi amp Lester Williams Remix 3 08 What Is Love 2016 Regi amp Lester Williams Extended Remix 4 10 Armada Mostiko 6 January 2017 What Is Love 2016 Mike Mago Remix 3 29 What Is Love 2016 Zonderling Remix 3 11 What Is Love 2016 Galactic Marvl Remix 2 54 What Is Love 2016 Rose Remix 3 08 What Is Love 2016 Mike Mago Extended Remix 5 49 What Is Love 2016 Zonderling Extended Remix 4 27 What Is Love 2016 Rose Extended Remix 4 08 What Is Love 2016 Dimitri Vegas amp Like Mike Remix 3 29 Charts edit Weekly charts edit Chart 2016 2017 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 133 20 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 134 1 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 135 12 France SNEP 136 92 Germany Official German Charts 137 24 Germany Airplay Chart 138 2 Hungary Radios Top 40 139 40 Netherlands Single Top 100 140 73 Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 141 29 Slovakia Radio Top 100 142 38 Slovenia SloTop50 143 20 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 144 99 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 145 52 Year end charts edit Chart 2016 Position Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 146 41 Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units sales Belgium BEA 147 2 Platinum 40 000 Germany BVMI 148 Gold 200 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone In popular culture editIn the late 1990s the song was featured in the popular recurring Saturday Night Live Roxbury Guys sketches in which the characters Steve and Doug Butabi played by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan respectively would wildly bob their heads to the track as they went out nightclubbing and had misadventures Typically the song would play throughout the sketch following the brothers wherever they went The Butabis were sometimes joined by other head bobbing club goers portrayed by the show s guests hosts such as Jim Carrey In 1998 the sketches spawned a film A Night at the Roxbury which prominently featured the song In the mid 2000s the sketch became a popular internet meme What Is Love was also used in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV and included as one of the tracks in Just Dance 2017 149 150 The song was used in the Disney series Percy Jackson and the Olympians citation needed In 1994 What Is Love served as the soundtrack to the memorable climax of the Life of Brian episode of My So Called Life in which Rickie Vasquez and Delia Fisher dance together at their high school s World Happiness Dance 151 The song was also sung by Ulysses Klaue played by Andy Serkis while being interrogated by Everett K Ross played by Martin Freeman in the 2018 film Black Panther The scene became an internet meme and was praised as one of the best scenes in the film 152 See also editList of Dutch Top 40 number one singles of 1993 List of number one hits of 1993 Austria List of number one hits of 1993 Italy List 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