What's Love Got to Do with It (song)
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| "What's Love Got to Do With It" | ||
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| Single by Tina Turner | ||
| From the album Private Dancer | ||
| Released | July 1984 | |
| Format | CD single Cassette single 7" single 12" single Digital download |
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| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 3:50 | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Writers | Terry Britten Graham Lyle |
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| Producer | Terry Britten | |
| Director | Mark Robingson | |
| Certification | Gold | |
| Chart positions | #1 (USA) #1 (Australia) #2 (USA R&B) #3 (UK) |
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| Tina Turner singles chronology | ||
| "Let's Stay Together" 1983 |
"What's Love Got to Do With It" 1984 |
"Better Be Good to Me" 1984 |
"What's Love Got to Do with It" was the second single from Tina Turner's album Private Dancer. The song is widely credited for the success of the album itself. The song was written to express how love is usually not a motive for someone to find a relationship, as Turner sings:
- What's love got to do with it?
- What's love, but a secondhand emotion?
- Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
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[edit] Chart information
Turner had not had a top twenty single in thirteen years, so no one expected the song to turn out to be the hit it became. "What's Love Got to Do With It" went straight to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained there for three weeks, becoming Turner's first and only number-one hit. Tina Turner's first single had charted in 1960, and she achieved her first number-one single on September 1, 1984, which set a new record from the longest span between an artist's first charted record and first number-one single (a difference of 24 years, to the exact week). It also established another record, as Turner was 45 years old when the song went to number one, making her the oldest artist to place a number-one single on the Hot 100. Both records were broken however, by Aerosmith in 1998 and Cher in 1999, respectively.
[edit] Awards
The song was honored with several awards welcoming Turner's comeback, including the Grammy Awards of 1985. The music video for the song also claimed a prize at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1985, as the Best Female Video.
[edit] The 1985 Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year
- Song of the Year
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
[edit] Movie
1993 saw the release of the What's Love Got to Do with It? film of Turner's life starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Both Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne were nominated for Academy Awards for their portrayals of Tina Turner and Ike Turner respectively.
[edit] Other
This song was also featured in "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Hooked on Polkas" from his album Dare To Be Stupid.
| "What's Love Got To Do With It" | ||
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| Single by Warren G featuring Adina Howard | ||
| Genre | Rap | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Warren G singles chronology | ||
| Do You See (1995) |
"What's Love Got To Do With It" (1994) |
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| Adina Howard singles chronology | ||
| Freak Like Me (1995) |
"What's Love Got To Do With It" (1996) |
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[edit] 1996 cover
In 1996, Warren G did a cover of the song, with Adina Howard singing the chorus. The video clip featured Jackie Chan.
| Preceded by: "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 1, 1984 |
Succeeded by: "Missing You" by John Waite |
| Preceded by: "Twisted" by Keith Sweat |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single (Warren G version) 18 October 1996, 15 November 1996 |
Succeeded by: "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls |
