What Is Love (V. Bozeman song)

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"What is Love"
Single by V. Bozeman
from the album Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2015 (January 7, 2015)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
V. Bozeman singles chronology
"Race Jones"
(2014)
"What is Love"
(2015)
"Black and Blue"
(2015)

"What is Love" is a song recorded by American recording artist V. Bozeman for 1st studio album of the TV series Empire . The song was written by Daniel Jones, Timbaland, Jim Beanz, while Timbaland, Jim Beanz also handled the production. [1]

Contents

Composition

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from critics. Billboard praised "What is Love" as a "captivating performance", it said "As fans will recall, Bozeman put an exclamation point on the first season of Empire...". [2]

Music video

The music video was released on January 14, 2015.

Track listing

  1. "What is Love" - Single [3]

Chart performance

"What is Love" has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 but has charted at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, [4] the song has entered at number 39 in the US R&B songs, [5] and at number 13 in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [6] It has also entered at number 67 in France. [1]

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)12
US R&B Songs (Billboard)39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)13
France (SNEP)67

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
WorldwideJanuary 7, 2015 Digital download

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