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Is It Love (Mr. Mister song)

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"Is It Love"
US picture sleeve
Single by Mr. Mister
from the album Welcome to the Real World
B-side"Broken Wings"
ReleasedMarch 1986 (US)[1]
GenrePop rock[2]
Length3:35
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mr. Mister singles chronology
"Kyrie"
(1985) 		"Is It Love"
(1986) 		"Black/White"
(1986)

"Is It Love" is a 1986 single by the band Mr. Mister and the third released from Welcome to the Real World. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1986, being their last major hit in charts. The song is used during the end credits of the 1987 film Stakeout.

Cash Box said that the song "has Mr. Mister's distinctive production sheen and the chorus will eventually catch the mass ear."[3]

Track listing

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7" single[4]
  1. "Is It Love" – 3:32
  2. "32" – 4:37
12" single
  1. "Is It Love" (dance mix) – 6:24
  2. "Broken Wings" – 5:45
  3. "Is It Love" (dub mix) – 4:12

Charts

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Chart performance for "Is It Love"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 29
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 87
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 8
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 17
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[12] 11
West Germany (GfK)[13] 42

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Mister singles".
  2. ^ "Top Mr. Mister Songs of the '80s".
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. March 29, 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. ^ "Discography of Mr. Mister: Is it love". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  5. ^ "Mr. Mister – Is It Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0685." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Mr. Mister – Is It Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Mr. Mister – Is It Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Mr Mister: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mr. Mister Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Mr. Mister Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending June 7, 1986". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Mister – Is It Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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