Is This Love (Survivor song)

"Is This Love" is a song by American rock band Survivor. The song was released on October 1, 1986 as the first single from Survivor's sixth album, When Seconds Count. A video was made and put into heavy rotation on MTV.

Background

"Is This Love" was written by keyboard player Jim Peterik and guitarist Frankie Sullivan. Peterik has explained "Is This Love" as follows: "That's another song that I wrote out of experience. 'We run those mean streets, blind alleys where the currency of love changes hands, all touch, no feeling, just another one night stand,' we've all felt that. I felt that when I was dating and on the road and empty relationships that you knew weren't going to go anywhere. What is love? It's a guy questioning that."

Charts

In January 1987, "Is This Love" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their fifth and last top 10 hit.

Year-end chart (1987)	Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)	78

References

"Survivor singles".
"Is This Love"/"Can't Let You Go" at 45cat
"Is This Love". www.top-charts.com.
Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1986-12-27). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
"Is This Love by Survivor - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
"All US Top 40 Singles for 1987". Top40Weekly.com.
"1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.

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Frankie Sullivan Billy Ozzello Ryan Sullivan Cameron Barton Jeffrey Bryan Jim Peterik Dave Bickler Dennis Keith Johnson Gary Smith Marc Droubay Stephan Ellis Jimi Jamison Bill Syniar Mickey Curry Kyle Woodring Klem Hayes Randy Riley Chris Grove Gordon Patriarca Barry Dunaway Robin McAuley Michael Young Mitchell Sigman Walter Tolentino
Studio albums	Survivor Premonition Eye of the Tiger Caught in the Game Vital Signs When Seconds Count Too Hot to Sleep Reach
Compilations	Greatest Hits Ultimate Survivor The Best of Survivor
Singles	"Eye of the Tiger" "American Heartbeat" "I Can't Hold Back" "High on You" "The Search Is Over" "Burning Heart" "Is This Love" "How Much Love" "Man Against the World"
Related articles	Discography The Ides of March

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