My Love Is for Real
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"My Love Is for Real" is the first single off the 1995 Paula Abdul
album, Head over Heels
. The song was reconstructed by dance group Strike in 1996. The song was written by Paula Abdul and Rhett Lawrence.
The Song "*Didn't I Say I Love You*", the B side of the single release, was written by Elliot Wolff and Stacy Piersa and does not appear on the Head over Heels
album.
. This was Abdul's first music release in three years.
The single did not live up to expectations of being a big comeback hit for Abdul. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100
, but did end up becoming a success in clubs, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart. Internationally the single fared rather well hitting #3 in Canada, #7 in Australia the top 20 in New Zealand and #28 in the U.K. In other European and Asian countries the single achieved moderate success (mostly charting in the lower parts of the top 50)
A popular music video
was directed by Michael Haussman
. It had a Middle Eastern theme showing Abdul with a Tattooed Belly Button as the head mistress of a harem. The video was nominated for several MTV
Video Music Awards, and like all of her previous music videos, received heavy rotation on MTV. It was shown across the United States before the film Clueless as a promotional gimmick.
"Didn't I Say I Love You" was the B-side to the single written by Elliot Wolf and Stacey Piersa.
U.S. 5" CD single
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
album, Head over Heels
Head Over Heels (Paula Abdul album)
-Personnel:**Adapted From allmusic*Paula Abdul: All Lead Vocals*Bryan Abrams, Cha'n Andre, Robb Boldt, Robbie J. Brown, Mark Calderon, Cindy & Janie Cruse, Valerie & Worthy Davis, Bruce DeShazer, Ofra Haza, Marva King, Tanya Smith, Sandra St...
. The song was reconstructed by dance group Strike in 1996. The song was written by Paula Abdul and Rhett Lawrence.
The Song "*Didn't I Say I Love You*", the B side of the single release, was written by Elliot Wolff and Stacy Piersa and does not appear on the Head over Heels
Head Over Heels (Paula Abdul album)
-Personnel:**Adapted From allmusic*Paula Abdul: All Lead Vocals*Bryan Abrams, Cha'n Andre, Robb Boldt, Robbie J. Brown, Mark Calderon, Cindy & Janie Cruse, Valerie & Worthy Davis, Bruce DeShazer, Ofra Haza, Marva King, Tanya Smith, Sandra St...
album.
Song information
The song is a middle-eastern sounding groove, with background vocals from the popular Israeli singer Ofra HazaOfra Haza
Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
. This was Abdul's first music release in three years.
The single did not live up to expectations of being a big comeback hit for Abdul. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, but did end up becoming a success in clubs, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart. Internationally the single fared rather well hitting #3 in Canada, #7 in Australia the top 20 in New Zealand and #28 in the U.K. In other European and Asian countries the single achieved moderate success (mostly charting in the lower parts of the top 50)
A popular music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Michael Haussman
Michael Haussman
Michael Haussman is an American music video, motion picture and television advertisement director, writer and producer.Michael Haussman is a director, writer and artist, whose internationally acclaimed commercials have won numerous awards and are featured in advertising books and trade journals...
. It had a Middle Eastern theme showing Abdul with a Tattooed Belly Button as the head mistress of a harem. The video was nominated for several MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Video Music Awards, and like all of her previous music videos, received heavy rotation on MTV. It was shown across the United States before the film Clueless as a promotional gimmick.
"Didn't I Say I Love You" was the B-side to the single written by Elliot Wolf and Stacey Piersa.
Formats and track listings
U.S. 12" single- "My Love Is for Real" (E-Smoove's Fever Mix) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
- "My Love Is for Real" (Strike's Pink Wig Dub) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
- "My Love Is for Real" (Downtempo Club Dub) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
- "My love is for real" (strike straight up there mix)(paula abdul;rhett lawrence)
- "My love is for real" (e-smoove's fever 7" edit) (paula abdul;rhett lawrence)
- " Didn't I Say I Love You" (Elliot Wolff; Stacy Piersa)
U.S. 5" CD single
- "My Love Is for Real" (Radio edit) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
- "Didn't I Say I Love You" (Elliot Wolff; Stacy Piersa)
- "My Love Is for Real" (LP version) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
- "My Love Is for Real" (R&B Remix) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
Official remixes
- Radio Edit
- R&B Remix
- E-Smoove Fever Edit
- E-Smoove Fever Mix
- Full Version (By Strike)
- Junior Vasquez Club
- Junior Vasquez Club Extended Mix
- Strike's Pink Wig Dub
- Strike's Straight Up There Mix
- Strike's Straight Up There Edit
- Downtempo Club Dub
- Uptempo Club Vocal
- Lawrence/Mokran Edit
- Short Intro. Edit
- The Sensuous Mix
- The Soft Single Mix
Chart performance
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 7 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Rhythmic Singles | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 96 |