"This Is Love" | ||||
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Single by Super Junior | ||||
from the album Mamacita and This Is Love | ||||
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Released | August 29, 2014 October 23, 2014 (as a single) | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Studio | In Grid | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:49 4:07 (stage version) | |||
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Super Junior singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"This is Love" on YouTube |
"This Is Love" is a single released by South Korean boy band Super Junior. The track previously appeared in the Mamacita album as a B-side track, before being re-released in a remixed version as the lead single of the repackaged album of the same name as the track. The single was released on October 23, 2014.
The track is described as an uptempo R&B song with lyrics that describe simple, yet true love. [1]
The music video of "This Is Love" begins with Kyuhyun entering a black-and-white room where his bandmates have gathered. The Super Junior members danced to the song in suits. On the bridge section of the track, Lee Dong-hae, and Eunhyuk had a solo dance under the spotlight. As the song reaches its climax, the video begins to gradually shift into colors. [2] [3]
The group promoted the song on various shows in South Korea. They promoted the song in Music Bank on October 24 along with "Evanesce", another single from the repackaged album. [4] On October 26, the group promoted the song in Inkigayo . [5] The song would later be included in their set list for Super Show 6 and Super Show 7 concerts. [6]
Chart (2014) | Peak positions |
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South Korea (Gaon) [7] | 62 |
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [8] | 8 |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Nominee/work | Placement | Ref. |
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Billboard | 2019 | Top 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s | "This Is Love" | 76th | [9] |
Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [10]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Distributor |
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Various | August 29, 2014 | Original | ||
October 23, 2014 | Stage Version |
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