Is It Love (Twenty 4 Seven song)

"Is It Love" was a major hit on the charts across several continents and remains one of the group's most successful songs. In Europe, it entered the top 10 in Austria (9), Denmark (6),{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-04.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=49|date=4 December 1993|page=12|accessdate=27 February 2018}} Germany (5), the Netherlands (6), Portugal (4),{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-11.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=50|date=11 December 1993|page=24|accessdate=20 March 2018}} and Sweden (7). In Germany, it spent 19 weeks within the German Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it debuted at number 32, after charting in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-04.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=49|date=4 December 1993|page=11|access-date=17 August 2024}} It peaked at number eleven, while reaching number thirteen on the European Dance Radio Chart chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-01-29.pdf|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|work=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=5|date=29 January 1994|page=26|access-date=23 May 2023}} The song was a top-20 hit also in Belgium (11), and Iceland (11).{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/files/12115927.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 10.03.1994 - 16.03.1994|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist|accessdate=1 February 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It didn't chart on the UK Singles Chart. Outside Europe, "Is It Love" charted at number eight in Zimbabwe,* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000 and number 20 in both Australia and New Zealand. It earned a gold record in Germany, with a sale of 250,000 singles.

The partially black-and-white music video for "Is It Love" was released in December 1993 by Garcia Media Production. It was videoed by Fernando Garcia and Steve Walker, and filmed in Belgium and the Netherlands. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-02-05.pdf|work=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=6|date=5 February 1994|page=29|accessdate=17 December 2022}} and was later made available on Arcade's official YouTube channel in 2013. By May 2023, it had generated more than 3.5 million views.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9zVfoQkHto|title=Twenty 4 Seven - Is It Love (Official Video)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=23 May 2023}}

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• 12" (Netherlands) - Indisc

:A1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56

:A2. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30

:B1. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53

:B2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04

• CD single (Netherlands) - Indisc

1. "Is It Love" — 3:56
2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04

• CD single (Netherlands) - Indisc

1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30

• CD single (Australia & New Zealand) - Possum

1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30

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• CD single (Scandinavia) - Scandinavian Records

1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30

• CD maxi (Germany) - ZYX Music

1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
2. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
3. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
4. "Is It Love" (RVR Long Version) — 5:30

• CD mini (Japan) - Cutting Edge

1. "Is It Love" (Single Mix) — 3:56
2. "Slave to the Music" (Naked Eye Remix) — 5:53
3. "Is It Love" (Dancability Club Mix) — 5:04
4. "Slave to the Music" (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix) — 5:02

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