Looking for a New Love
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| Single by Jody Watley | ||||
| from the album Jody Watley | ||||
| Released | January 6, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Freestyle | |||
| Length |
5:07 (album) 3:58 (single) 7:31 (extended) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | André Cymone, Jody Watley | |||
| Producer(s) | André Cymone, David Z. | |||
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| "Looking for a New Love '05" | ||||
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| Single by Jody Watley | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2005 | |||
| Genre | House, Dance pop | |||
| Label | Avitone/Water Music Records | |||
| Producer(s) | Jody Watley, Bill Coleman, Vinny Troia | |||
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"Looking for a New Love" is the first single from Jody Watley's eponymous debut album. "Looking for a New Love" became one of the biggest pop and R&B singles of 1987.
History
The single hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1987 and spent four weeks at number-one on the Billboard R&B chart.[1] The song also reached number-one on the RPM Singles Chart in Canada.
The single was kept out of the top spot of the Hot 100 by Cutting Crew's "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and U2's "With or Without You".
In 1988 the song was nominated for two Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video, and Best R&B/Soul Single, Female. She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
While listening to a tape of instrumental tracks given to her by producer André Cymone, Watley reflected on a recent sour romantic breakup. Fusing her own feelings of "I'll show you" with the feel of the track, Watley came up with the basic premise of "Looking for a New Love." The released record is the eight-track demo of the song; that way the emotional urgency of Watley's vocal was still intact. One of the song's key phrases became a popular saying: "Hasta la vista, baby." It wound up on innumerable answering machines and was used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (see Hasta la vista, baby).
2005 Reissue
In 2005, Jody Watley re-recorded and released "Looking for a New Love" on Water Music Records in conjunction with her own Avitone label, Curvve Recordings, and Peace Bisquit. The reissued classic was remixed in various styles: house, electro, breakbeat. The newly imagined "Looking for a New Love" proved to be a historic undertaking for Watley, as it peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, making her the first artist ever to take the same song to No. 1 in two decades.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award |
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| 1987 | Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | Soul Train Music Award nomination for Single of the Year (Female) for '"Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Music Video for '"Looking for a New Love" |
| 1988 | American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Looking For A New Love |
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 13 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[2] | 22 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 37 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 25 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 16 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[7] | 5 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| Year-End Charts (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[10] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[11] | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance 12-Inch Singles[12] | 6 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [13] | 1 |
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 614.
- ↑ top30-2.radio2.be
- ↑ collectionscanada.gc.ca
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl
- ↑ www.musicline.de
- ↑ www.irishcharts.ie
- ↑ www.charts.org.nz
- ↑ www.hitparade.ch
- ↑ "Billboard Pop Singles - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Billboard Black Singles - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Billboard Dance Club Play Singles - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Billboard Dance 12-Inch Singles - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 3, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
External links
| Preceded by "Let's Wait Awhile" by Janet Jackson |
Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single March 21, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Sign 'O' the Times" by Prince |
| Preceded by "Fascinated" by Company B |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single April 4, 1987 – April 11, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau |
| Preceded by "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna |
Canadian RPM number-one single June 13, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" by Glenn Medeiros |
| Preceded by "Ride the Pain" by Juliet |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single September 3, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Shout" by Sisaundra |
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