"Is This Love"
Single by Survivor
from the album When Seconds Count
ReleasedOctober 1986 (US)[1]
Recorded1986
GenreRock
Length3:42
LabelScotti Bros.
Songwriter(s)Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan
Producer(s)Ron Nevison, Frankie Sullivan[2]
Survivor singles chronology
"Burning Heart"
(1985)		 "Is This Love"
(1986)		 "How Much Love"
(1987)
Music video
"Is This Love" on YouTube

"Is This Love" is a song by American rock band Survivor. The song was released on October 1, 1986[3] as the first single from Survivor's sixth album, When Seconds Count.

Background

"Is This Love" was written by keyboard player Jim Peterik and guitarist Frankie Sullivan. Peterik has explained "Is This Love" as follows: "That's another song that I wrote out of experience. 'We run those mean streets, blind alleys where the currency of love changes hands, all touch, no feeling, just another one night stand,' we've all felt that. I felt that when I was dating and on the road and empty relationships that you knew weren't going to go anywhere. What is love? It's a guy questioning that."[4]

Charts

In January 1987, "Is This Love" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fifth and last top 10 hit.[5]

Year-end chart (1987) Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] 78

References

  1. ↑ "Survivor singles".
  2. ↑ "Is This Love"/"Can't Let You Go" at 45cat
  3. ↑ "Is This Love". www.top-charts.com.
  4. ↑ "Is This Love by Survivor - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  5. ↑ "All US Top 40 Singles for 1987". Top40Weekly.com.
  6. ↑ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.



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