Will You Still Love Me? (song)

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"Will You Still Love Me?"
Will You Still Love Me cover.jpg
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago 18
B-side "25 or 6 to 4" (1986 version)
ReleasedOctober 24, 1986 (US) [1]
Recorded1986
Genre Rock
Length5:44 (album version)
4:14 (7" version/radio edit)
Label Full Moon, Warner Bros.
Songwriters
Producer David Foster
Chicago singles chronology
"25 or 6 to 4"/"One More Day"
(1986)
"Will You Still Love Me?"
(1986)
"If She Would Have Been Faithful..."
(1987)

"Will You Still Love Me?" is a song recorded by the American rock band Chicago for their studio album Chicago 18 (1986). The song was written by David Foster, Tom Keane and Richard Baskin. [2]

Contents

The second single released from the Chicago 18 album, [3] "Will You Still Love Me?" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 [4] and number two on the US Adult Contemporary chart. [5] The song also reached number three on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart. [6]

Background

The song was Chicago's first top-ten hit following the departure of Peter Cetera, and it featured Jason Scheff on lead vocals. [3] Upon the single’s release, Cashbox called the song's harmonies and arrangement "well-crafted". [7] Ken Ross and Richard Levine directed the song's music video, which featured performance clips of the band in a factory. [8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM )6
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 3
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [10] 2
US Cash Box Top 100 [11] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 50
US Cash Box Top 100 [13] 24

Cover versions

In 2003, jazz group Urban Knights covered the song with vocals by Michelle Williams. [14]

References

  1. Hung, Steffen. "Chicago - Will You Still Love Me?". hitparade.ch.
  2. "Will You Still Love Me?". TV80s.com. April 8, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Throwback Threesome - Chicago". K1047.com. June 30, 2022.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955-2010. Record Research.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 55.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
  7. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cashbox . November 8, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2026 via World Radio History.
  8. Moleski, ed. (December 6, 1986). "Video Track" (PDF). Billboard . p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2026 via World Radio History.
  9. "Chicago Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard .
  10. "Chicago Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard .
  11. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
  12. "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
  13. "Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. December 26, 1987. p. 24.
  14. "Urban Knights - Urban Knights, Vol. 5 Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic .