My Love Is for Real

"My Love Is for Real"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Head over Heals
Released	May 29, 1995 (1995-05-29)
Format	Cassette, vinyl, CD
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop, R&B, electronic, trip-hop, house, synthpop, hip hop[1]
Length	4:10
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Paula Abdul James Lawrence [2]
Producer	Rhett Lawrence[1]
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Will You Marry Me?" (1992) "My Love Is for Real" (1995) "Crazy Cool" (1995)

"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.

Song information

The song is a middle-eastern sounding groove, with background vocals from the popular Israeli singer Ofra Haza. 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.

Formats and track listings

U.S. 12" single

1. "My Love Is for Real" (E-Smoove's Fever Mix) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
2. "My Love Is for Real" (Strike's Pink Wig Dub) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
3. "My Love Is for Real" (Downtempo Club Dub) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
4. "My love is for real" (strike straight up there mix)(paula abdul;rhett lawrence)
5. "My love is for real" (e-smoove's fever 7" edit) (paula abdul;rhett lawrence)
6. " Didn't I Say I Love You" (Elliot Wolff; Stacy Piersa)

U.S. 5" CD single

1. "My Love Is for Real" (Radio edit) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
2. "Didn't I Say I Love You" (Elliot Wolff; Stacy Piersa)
3. "My Love Is for Real" (LP version) (Paula Abdul; Rhett Lawrence)
4. "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

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Abdul - My Love Is For Real (2x12") at Discogs
2. ^ entry for the song ASCAP. Accessed on October 29, 2010.

Sources

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Preceded by "Relax" by Crystal Waters

Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single August 19, 1995

Succeeded by "Come and Get Your Love" by Real McCoy