What About Love
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| "What About Love" | ||
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| Single by Heart | ||
| from the album Heart | ||
| B-side(s) | "Heart of Darkness" | |
| Released | 1985 | |
| Genre | Rock (Power ballad) | |
| Length | 3:41 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Writer(s) | Brian Allen Sheron Alton Jim Vallance |
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| Producer(s) | Ron Nevison | |
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| Heart singles chronology | ||
| "Allies" (1983) |
"What About Love" (1985) |
"Never" (1985) |
"What About Love" is the name of a song recorded by rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's self-titled 1985 album Heart.
The song was originally recorded by Canadian rock group Toronto, of whom songwriters Sheron Alton and Brian Allen were members. However, the group 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.
The song's sound marked a change in musical direction for Heart, moving from the hard rock and folk rock of their earlier work to a more polished, power-pop sound. "What About Love" received extensive airplay on MTV and returned Heart to the top-ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in five years. It also was the first Heart single to break into the top-forty in the UK, peaking at number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart.
On the compilation album of the 2006 season of American Idol, the song was done by finalist Melissa McGhee.
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