Is This the Love

1994 single by Masterboy
"Is This the Love"
Single by Masterboy
from the album Different Dreams
B-side"Remix"
Released21 October 1994
Recorded1994
GenreEurodance
Length3:43
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Enrico Zabler
  • Tommy Schleh
  • Luke Skywalker
  • Beatrice Obrecht
Producer(s)
  • Jeff Barnes
  • Rico Novarini
Masterboy singles chronology
"Feel the Heat of the Night"
(1994) 		"Is This the Love"
(1994) 		"Generation of Love"
(1995)
Music video
"Is This the Love" on YouTube

"Is This the Love" is a song recorded by German Eurodance band Masterboy, released in October 1994, as the fourth single from their third album, Different Dreams (1994). It became one of band's most successful singles in terms of peak positions on the charts, hitting some success in many European countries, particularly in Austria, where it reached number eight and remained for 12 weeks in the top 30. The song was also successful in their native Germany, where it reached number eleven and was ranked for 13 weeks, and in France where it peaked at number 12 and stayed for 19 weeks in the top 50. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Is This the Love" reached number 42 in January 1995. Its accompanying music video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in December 1994.[1]

Track listings

  • CD single
  1. "Is This the Love" (radio edit) — 3:44
  2. "Is This the Love" (big sound mix) — 6:33
  • CD maxi
  1. "Is This the Love" (radio edit) — 3:43
  2. "Is This the Love" (union mix) — 5:30
  3. "Is This the Love" (is this the house techno mix) — 6:20
  4. "Is This the Love" (big sound mix) — 6:30
  • CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Is This the Love" (fun club mix) — 6:12
  2. "Is This the Love" (acid mix) — 5:51
  3. "Is This the Love" (TNT party zone master mix) — 6:31
  4. "Is This the Love" (alternative mix) — 5:34
  • 12" maxi
  1. "Is This the Love" (is this the house techno mix) — 6:20
  2. "Is This the Love" (original mix) — 5:32

Credits

  • Artwork by Goutte
  • Lyrics by Zabler, Krauß and Schleh
  • Mastered by J. Quincy Kramer
  • Music by Obrecht, Zabler and Schleh
  • Mixed by J. Barnes, R. Novarini, T. Engelhard (radio edit & big sound mix), M. Persona (union mix)
  • Photography by Julia Maloof
  • Recorded and arranged by Jeff Barnes and Rico Novarini (radio edit & big sound mix), Lorenzo Carpella and Max Persona (union mix & alternative mix), Nico D'Acido (is this the house techno mix), Misar and Uwe Wagenknecht (fun club mix), Robotnico (acid mix), TNT Party Zone (TNT party zone master mix), Jeff Barnes, Rico Novarini and Thomas Engelhard (original mix)
  • Produced by Masterboy Beat Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994-1995) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 42
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 19
France (SNEP)[5] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
France (SNEP)[9] 78

References

  1. ^ "Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 December 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Masterboy – Is This The Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 7 January 1995. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. ^ "Masterboy – Is This The Love" (in French). Les classement single.
  6. ^ "Masterboy – Is This The Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Masterboy – Is This The Love". Singles Top 100.
  8. ^ "Masterboy – Is This The Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "1995 French Singles Chart" (in French). Disqueenfrance. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.