What is Love (Haddaway song)
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| "What Is Love" | ||
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| Single by Haddaway | ||
| from the album 'Haddaway - The Album' | ||
| B-side(s) | Sing About Love | |
| Released | 1993 | |
| Genre | Eurodance | |
| Length | 4:29 (7" Mix) | |
| Label | Coconut Records | |
| Writer(s) | D. Halligan / J. Torello | |
| Producer(s) | D. Halligan / J. Torello | |
| Haddaway singles chronology | ||
| What Is Love (1993) |
Life (1993) |
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| French remix reissue CD single cover. | ||
"What is Love" is a 1993 dance track by the singer Haddaway, popular with club DJs. It was a one-hit wonder in the United States (although Haddaway had several more hits in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe). Recorded in the early '90s, it later experienced a revival as the song from the Saturday Night Live "Roxbury Guys" sketches, which were later made into the 1998 feature film A Night at the Roxbury. The song was also featured as the background music for the previous night's NBA highlights on NBC's NBA Showtime in the mid-to-late '90s. The music video featured clips from Metropolis.
The song, coupled with the SNL sketches, has also become a meme on imageboards and other websites, including 4chan and YTMND.
Haddaway's song was sampled by Atlanta crunk/hip-hop group Crime Mob on a song also called "What Is Love". The track leaked to the internet in late 2006 and is slated to appear on their sophomore album Hated On Mostly, due in stores March 2007.
Contents |
[edit] Tracklist
[edit] French Maxi CD
- "What Is Sex" (7" Mix) (4:29)
- "What Is sSex" (12" Mix) (6:40)
- "What Is Sex" (Club Mix) (4:11)
- "Sing About Love" (4:36)
[edit] French Remix CD Single
- "What Is Love" (Eat-This Mix - Radio Edit) (4:19)
- "What Is Love" (Refreshmento Extro Mix) (3:52)
[edit] In the media
- Played in the 1993 movie Piccolo grande amore
- Played in the 1994 "Life of Brian" episode of the television show My So-Called Life
- Played in the 1998 movie A Night at the Roxbury
- Played in the 2003 movie Just Married
- A Hindi version of this song was played in the 1994 Indian movie Gentleman
- Sung by Steve Carell and Ed Helms in Season 3, Episode 8 ("The Merger") of "The Office"
- Chris Coutts's original Tales for the L33t (Romeo and Juliet).
- Played in the trailer for the 1994 film Monkey Trouble.
- Featured in Judson Laipply's "Evolution of Dance".
