Unconditional Love (Hi-Five song)

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"Unconditional Love"
Hi-Five - Unconditional Love single cover.jpg
Single by Hi-Five
from the album Faithful and Menace II Society
B-side "Mary, Mary" [1]
ReleasedJune 1, 1993 (1993-06-01)
Recorded1993
Genre
Length
  • 5:02(album version)
  • 4:06(single edit) [1]
Label Jive Records
Songwriter(s) Larry Campbell [2]
Producer(s) Art & Rhythm [3]
Hi-Five singles chronology
"Mary, Mary"
(1993)
"Unconditional Love"
(1993)
"Never Should've Let You Go"
(1993)
Music video
"Unconditional Love" on YouTube

"Unconditional Love" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Hi-Five. It initially appeared on the soundtrack to the film Menace II Society and was later included as the closing track on the group's third studio album Faithful . The song peaked at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. [4]

Contents

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marcus Nispel. [5]

Chart positions

Chart (1993) [4] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 92
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks ( Billboard )21

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