Didn't Know It Was Love

"Didn't Know It Was Love"
"Didn't Know It Was Love"
Single by Survivor
from the album Too Hot to Sleep
Released	October 1988
Studio	Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin); Right Track Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:22
Label	Scotti Bros.
Songwriters	Jim Peterik ; Frankie Sullivan ;
Producers	Peterik; Sullivan; Frank Filipetti ;
Survivor singles chronology
Music video
	"Didn't Know It Was Love" on YouTube

Last updated January 27, 2026

"Didn't Know It Was Love" is a song by American rock band Survivor, released in October 1988 as the lead single from their seventh studio album Too Hot to Sleep (1988).^[1] A music video for the song was filmed at an outdoor amphitheater.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[3]	61
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard )^[4]	40

References

↑ "Survivor singles".
↑ Peterik 2014, p. 262
↑ "Survivor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
↑ "Survivor Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.

Works cited

Jim Peterik; Lisa Torern (September 8, 2014). Through the Eye of the Tiger: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Survivor's Founding Member. BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1941631270.

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[1] "Survivor singles".

[2] Peterik 2014, p. 262

[sc_Billboardhot100_Survivor-3] "Survivor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Survivor-4] "Survivor Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2026.

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v t e Survivor
Frankie Sullivan Billy Ozzello Ryan Sullivan Cameron Barton Jeffrey Bryan Jim Peterik Dave Bickler Dennis Keith Johnson Gary Smith Marc Droubay Stephan Ellis Jimi Jamison Bill Syniar Mickey Curry Kyle Woodring Klem Hayes Randy Riley Chris Grove Gordon Patriarca Barry Dunaway Robin McAuley Michael Young Mitchell Sigman Walter Tolentino
Studio albums	Survivor Premonition Eye of the Tiger Caught in the Game Vital Signs When Seconds Count Too Hot to Sleep Reach
Compilations	Greatest Hits Ultimate Survivor The Best of Survivor
Singles	"Somewhere in America" "Rebel Girl" "Summer Nights" "Poor Man's Son" "Eye of the Tiger" "American Heartbeat" "The One That Really Matters" "Caught in the Game" "The Moment of Truth" "I Can't Hold Back" "High on You" "The Search Is Over" "First Night" "Burning Heart" "Is This Love" "How Much Love" "Man Against the World" "Across the Miles"
Other songs	"Ever Since the World Began"
Related articles	Discography The Ides of March

Didn't Know It Was Love

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Works cited