Uploaded by chief70407 on Feb 18, 2010
"What About Love" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart, and released in June 1985. The band's "comeback" single, it was the first Heart track to reach the top 40 in three years, and their first top 10 hit in five. It was released as the first single from the band's self-titled 1985 album, Heart, as well as their first hit single on their new record label, Capitol Records.
The song was originally recorded in 1982 by Canadian rock group Toronto, of which songwriters Sheron Alton and Brian Allen were members. (The other songwriter, Jim Vallance, was not a member of Toronto, though he played drums on Toronto's recording of the song.) However, Toronto elected not to release their version, upsetting Alton and Allen. They subsequently left the band and the song was offered to Heart who turned it into a worldwide hit. Toronto's original version appears as a bonus cut on the CD Toronto: The Greatest Hits.
The song's sound marked a considerable change in the musical direction for Heart, moving from the hard rock and folk rock of their earlier work to a more polished, power-ballad sound. "What About Love" received extensive airplay on MTV and returned Heart to the Top-10 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in five years, peaking at #10.
The song peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart upon its re-release in 1988. Exclusively in its UK release, the song was also featured in an extended version on 12" and CD single versions.
This song was featured in a Swiffer Wet Jet commercial in December 2010.
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@Voddgreen spot on mate, I had the same impression too!
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damn!! best band ever!!
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Oh the 80s....a magical time of horrible fashion and cocaine.....if only I could finish this time machine.....
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@larryroberttheil Nancy Wilson was married to Cameron Crowe (they're divorced now) not James Cameron.
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That album cover is so painfully 80's.
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@Voddgreen u'r right
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Listen to "Listen to my heart" with Roxette. Hear any similarity? xD
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weezy brought you here? I believe the swiffer commercials brought me here actually. (poor mop)
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WOW 9 ppl have no heart at all lol
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lil wayne sucks
itZjstPotna 3 months ago 23
Weezy brought me here.
Ms10111983 4 months ago 6