"Is This the Love" | ||||
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Single by Masterboy | ||||
from the album Different Dreams | ||||
B-side | "Remix" | |||
Released | 21 October 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Eurodance | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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"Is This the Love" on YouTube |
"Is This the Love" is a song recorded by German Eurodance band Masterboy, released in October 1994, as the fourth single from their third album, Different Dreams (1994). It became one of band's most successful singles in terms of peak positions on the charts, hitting some success in many European countries, particularly in Austria, where it reached number eight and remained for 12 weeks in the top 30. The song was also successful in their native Germany, where it reached number eleven and was ranked for 13 weeks, and in France where it peaked at number 12 and stayed for 19 weeks in the top 50. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Is This the Love" reached number 42 in January 1995. Its accompanying music video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in December 1994. [1]
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