Real Love (Jody Watley song)
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| "Real Love" | ||
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| Single by Jody Watley | ||
| from the album Larger than Life | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:23 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Writer(s) | André Cymone, Jody Watley | |
| Producer(s) | André Cymone | |
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| Jody Watley singles chronology | ||
| Most of All (1988) |
Real Love (1989) |
Friends (1989) |
"Real Love" was the first single from Jody Watley's second album, Larger than Life. "Real Love" became one of the biggest pop and R&B singles of 1989. The single reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and US dance chart.
On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Real Love" rocketed into the Top 40 from #51 to #37, the week of April 1, 1989. The single lingered in the Top 10 for six weeks, peaking at #2 for two weeks, beginning May 20, 1989, held out of the top position by Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl".
During the summer of 1989, Watley's "Real Love" video, directed by David Fincher, was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Dance Video, and Best Female Video at the 1989 award show. That record was held until Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's video "Scream" received eleven VMA nominations in 1995. The song was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female Single.
[edit] Awards & nominations
| Year | Award |
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| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Dance Video for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Direction for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Art Direction for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Editing for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Video for "Real Love" |
| Preceded by "Love Saw It" by Karyn White |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single May 6, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Start of a Romance" by Skyy |
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