If It Wasn't for Love

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"If It Wasn't for Love"
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Single by Deborah Cox
ReleasedNovember 26, 2011
Genre
Length4:08
Label Deco
Songwriter(s)
Deborah Cox singles chronology
"Saying Goodbye"
(2009)
"If It Wasn't for Love"
(2011)
"No Labels Anthem"
(2013)

"If It Wasn't for Love" is a song recorded and written by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. Released as a standalone single on November 26, 2011, the track became her 11th number one hit on Billboard's US Dance Club Songs. [2]

Contents

Track listings

Digital single [3]
No.TitleLength
1."If It Wasn't for Love" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Original Edit)4:08
2."If It Wasn't for Love" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Remix Edit)4:06
3."If It Wasn't for Love" (Young Collective Radio Edit)4:02
4."If It Wasn't for Love" (Razor Guido Skribble Radio Edit)4:28
5."If It Wasn't for Love" (Papercha$er Mix)6:18
6."If It Wasn't for Love" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Original Mix)7:46
7."If It Wasn't for Love" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Remix)8:09
8."If It Wasn't for Love" (Young Collective Mixshow)6:40
9."If It Wasn't for Love" (Razor Guido Skribble Mixshow)6:58

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References

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  2. "Deborah Cox Earns 13th No. 1 On Dance Club Songs" from Billboard (September 8, 2017)
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