"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a song recorded by American artists Warren G and Adina Howard for the Supercop soundtrack. The song both sampled and interpolated the chorus of Tina Turner's 1984 song of the same name, though Warren G replaced the original lyrics with his own. Released in August 1996, by Interscope Records, "What's Love Got to Do with It" became a hit, making it to number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Warren G's third top-40 single, as well as number five on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. The single found greater success outside the US, peaking at number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and reaching the top 10 in an additional ten countries.
Critical reception British magazine Music Week gave "What's Love Got to Do with It" a score of four out of five in their review of the single.
Music video A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Joseph Kahn. It features footage of Warren G and Adina Howard performing the song, with clips from the film Police Story 3: Super Cop. Jackie Chan also appears near the end of the video, dancing along with the artists.
Track listing A-side "What's Love Got to Do with It?" (album version) – 4:17 "What's Love Got to Do with It?" (clean radio version) – 4:17
B-side "What's Love Got to Do with It?" (a cappella) – 4:15 "What's Love Got to Do with It?" (instrumental) – 4:15
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1996)PeakpositionDenmark (IFPI) 5Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 2Europe (European Dance Radio) 2Hungary (Mahasz) 9Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) 16Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) Search "What's Love Got to Do with It" for Israeli chart history. 10Italy (Musica e dischi) 14Sweden (Swedish Dance Chart) 1UK Airplay (Music Week) 7UK Pop Tip Club Chart (Music Week) 26
Year-end charts Chart (1996)PositionAustralia (ARIA) 9Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 63France (SNEP) 86Germany (Media Control) 45Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 96New Zealand (RIANZ) 30Sweden (Topplistan) 26Sweden (Swedish Dance Chart) 7UK Singles (OCC) 45 Chart (1997)PositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100) 82
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesAugust 6, 1996Rhythmic contemporary radioInterscopeUnited KingdomNovember 11, 1996
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