Is It Love (Twenty 4 Seven song)

"Is It Love" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Twenty 4 Seven, released in November 1993, as the fourth single from their second studio album, Slave To The Music (1993).[1] It was the first up-tempo song written by Ruud van Rijen and scored success on the charts in Europe, peaking at number five in Germany. The chorus is sung by Nancy Coolen while the rap parts are performed by Stay-C. Maria Jimenez from Music & Media described "Is It Love" as a "sugar-coated highly commercial track".[2]

"Is It Love"
CD Maxi
Single by Twenty 4 Seven
from the album Slave to the Music
Released14 November 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
Length
  • 3:56
  • 5:30 (RVR Long Version)
  • 5:53 (Naked Eye Remix)
  • 5:04 (Dancability Club Mix)
Label
  • Indisc
  • Possum
  • ZYX
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Twenty 4 Seven singles chronology
"Slave to the Music"
(1993)		 "Is It Love"
(1993)		 "Take Me Away"
(1994)
Music video
"Is It Love" on YouTube

Chart performance

"Is It Love" was a major hit on the charts across several continents and remains one of the group's most successful songs. In Europe, it entered the top 10 in Austria (9), Denmark (6), Germany (5), the Netherlands (6), Portugal (4) and Sweden (7). On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number eleven, while peaking at number thirteen on the European Dance Radio Chart chart. The song was a top 20 hit also in Belgium (11) and Iceland (11). It didn't chart on the UK Singles Chart. Outside Europe, "Is It Love" charted at number eight in Zimbabwe, and number 20 in both Australia and New Zealand. It earned a gold record in Germany, with a sale of 250,000 singles.

Music video

The partially black-and-white music video for "Is It Love" was released in December 1993 by Garcia Media Production. It was videoed by Fernando Garcia and Steve Walker, and filmed in Belgium and the Netherlands. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA[3] and was later published on Arcade's official YouTube channel in 2013. By May 2023, it had generated more than 3.5 million views.[4]

Track listing
  • CD single (Netherlands) - Indisc
  1. "Is It Love" — 3:56
  2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
  • CD single (Netherlands) - Indisc
  1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
  2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
  3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
  4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30
  • CD single (Australia & New Zealand) - Possum
  1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
  2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
  3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
  4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30
  • CD single (Scandinavia) - Scandinavian Records
  1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
  2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
  3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
  4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30
  • CD maxi (Germany) - ZYX Music
  1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
  2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
  3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
  4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30
  • CD mini (Japan) - Cutting Edge
  1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
  2. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
  3. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
  4. "Slave to the Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[18] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Stay-C And Nance - Is It Love". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. Jimenez, Maria (29 January 1994). "Groovemix: Short Grooves" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 8. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 February 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. "Twenty 4 Seven - Is It Love (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. "Twenty 4 Seven – Is It Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 4 December 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 29 January 1994. p. 26. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 10.03.1994 - 16.03.1994" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. RIANZ (2007). "?". Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  10. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 December 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  12. "Jaarlijsten 1993" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  13. "jaaroverzichten 1994" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  14. "1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 December 1994. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. "Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  16. "Jaarlijsten 1994" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  17. "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1994" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  18. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Twenty 4 Seven; 'Is It Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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