Real Love (Jody Watley song)
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| Single by Jody Watley | ||||
| from the album Larger Than Life | ||||
| Released | March 18, 1989 | |||
| Genre | New jack swing[1] | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Producer | André Cymone | |||
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| "Real Love" on YouTube | ||||
"Real Love" is a song by American singer Jody Watley from her second studio album, Larger Than Life (1989). The single reached the number-one spot on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles and Dance Club Play charts. On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Real Love" peaked at number two for two weeks in May 1989. The song was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female Single.
The music video premiered in March 1989. During mid-1989, Watley's "Real Love" video, directed by David Fincher, was nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Dance Video, and Best Female Video at the 1989 award show. That record was held until Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's "Scream" received 11 VMA nominations in 1995.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award |
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| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Dance Video for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Direction for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Art Direction for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Editing for "Real Love" |
| 1989 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Video for "Real Love" |
Track listings
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7-inch, cassette, and Japanese mini-CD single[2][3][4]
US, Canadian, and Australian 12-inch single[5][6]
UK 12-inch single[7]
UK 12-inch remix single[8]
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UK CD single[9]
European 12-inch single[10]
German mini-CD single[11]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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