What Is Love? | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 30 November 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2016–2018 [1] | |||
Studio | various (see studio locations) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:54 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer |
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Clean Bandit chronology | ||||
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Singles from What Is Love? | ||||
What Is Love? is the second studio album by British electronic music group Clean Bandit. It was released on 30 November 2018 by Atlantic Records. [3] It includes the singles " Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson), " Rockabye" (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie), " Symphony" (featuring Zara Larsson), " I Miss You" (featuring Julia Michaels), " Solo" (featuring Demi Lovato), " Baby" (featuring Marina and Luis Fonsi) and " Mama" (featuring Ellie Goulding). [3] In addition, the album also features collaborations with Rita Ora, Charli XCX, Bhad Bhabie and Tove Styrke. [4] It is the band's first album as a trio, following the departure of multi-instrumentalist Neil Amin-Smith in 2016.
Speaking about the gap between albums, bassist and saxophone player Jack Patterson told Fault magazine in late 2017: "It just takes us so much longer to create each piece of music. But our second one is nearly done – hopefully early next year." Cellist and vocalist Grace Chatto also explained that the album would be "more serious" as well as more "dancey" than 2014's New Eyes, saying: "I think the first album was a lot more light-hearted. While our second album, with the lyrics anyway, are more serious. Some of them are about breaking up, like 'I Miss You' and 'Tears', which are both on the album." [5]
Jack later told The Guardian that a collaboration with Elton John did not make the album because the band "realised there was a sound developing in a certain part of the Venn diagram of the album and we wanted to push that. It was kind of this tropical, plastic-y, mournful sound, whereas his songs were more from the Rather Be world." [6] A track was also recorded featuring Chatto's "childhood idol" Gwen Stefani but it "fell through", which Chatto called "devastating". [6]
The album was part-recorded at The Crypt Studio, London.
In September 2018, the group revealed through their social media accounts that they had been working with Rita Ora, and that recording for the album was finished. [7] Several days later, they announced the title, track listing and artwork, as well as a statement on the themes: "The album looks at many different kinds and stages of love. We've been making it over three years, during which time we've all experienced love in our lives in different ways [...] brotherly love; family love; romantic love; crazy all-consuming love; the pain of love turning into something different or dishonest; and, of course, in Rockabye, unconditional motherly love." [1]
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100 [8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Independent | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Since release, What Is Love? has received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to review aggregation site Metacritic, the album has received an average score of 66/100 based on four reviews. [8] Neil Z. Yeung reviewing for AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying it was "worth the long wait" and that it took "the promise of Rather Be and [topped] it many times over." [9]
Mark Beaumont of The Independent called What Is Love? "another album of formulaic EDM pop and Latino R&B dance floor grinders," while praising " Baby" as the record's stand-out track. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Symphony" (featuring Zara Larsson) |
| 3:32 | |
2. | " Baby" (featuring Marina and Luis Fonsi) |
| 3:25 | |
3. | " Solo" (featuring Demi Lovato) |
|
| 3:43 |
4. | " Rockabye" (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie) |
|
| 4:10 |
5. | " Mama" (featuring Ellie Goulding) |
|
| 3:09 |
6. | "Should've Known Better" (featuring Anne-Marie) |
|
| 3:35 |
7. | "Out at Night" (featuring Kyle and Big Boi) |
|
| 3:54 |
8. | "Last Goodbye" (featuring Tove Styrke and Stefflon Don) |
|
| 3:19 |
9. | "We Were Just Kids" (featuring Craig David and Kirsten Joy) |
|
| 3:29 |
10. | "Nowhere" (featuring Rita Ora and Kyle) |
|
| 3:46 |
11. | " I Miss You" (featuring Julia Michaels) |
|
| 3:25 |
12. | "In Us I Believe" (featuring Alma) |
|
| 3:27 |
Total length: | 42:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "24 Hours" (featuring Yasmin Green) |
|
| 3:02 |
14. | "Playboy Style" (featuring Charli XCX and Bhad Bhabie) |
|
| 3:40 |
15. | "Beautiful" (featuring Davido and Love Ssega) |
|
| 3:44 |
16. | " Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson) |
|
| 3:45 |
Total length: | 57:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
17. | " Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne) |
|
| 3:48 |
18. | " I Miss You" (Piano Version; featuring Julia Michaels) |
|
| 3:38 |
Total length: | 64:32 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of What Is Love?. [14]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Canada ( Music Canada) [38] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [39] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Netherlands ( NVPI) [40] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [41] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Singapore ( RIAS) [42] | 2× Platinum | 20,000* |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [43] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [44] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition |
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Various | 30 November 2018 | Atlantic |
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What Is Love? | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 30 November 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2016–2018 [1] | |||
Studio | various (see studio locations) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 42:54 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer |
| |||
Clean Bandit chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from What Is Love? | ||||
What Is Love? is the second studio album by British electronic music group Clean Bandit. It was released on 30 November 2018 by Atlantic Records. [3] It includes the singles " Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson), " Rockabye" (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie), " Symphony" (featuring Zara Larsson), " I Miss You" (featuring Julia Michaels), " Solo" (featuring Demi Lovato), " Baby" (featuring Marina and Luis Fonsi) and " Mama" (featuring Ellie Goulding). [3] In addition, the album also features collaborations with Rita Ora, Charli XCX, Bhad Bhabie and Tove Styrke. [4] It is the band's first album as a trio, following the departure of multi-instrumentalist Neil Amin-Smith in 2016.
Speaking about the gap between albums, bassist and saxophone player Jack Patterson told Fault magazine in late 2017: "It just takes us so much longer to create each piece of music. But our second one is nearly done – hopefully early next year." Cellist and vocalist Grace Chatto also explained that the album would be "more serious" as well as more "dancey" than 2014's New Eyes, saying: "I think the first album was a lot more light-hearted. While our second album, with the lyrics anyway, are more serious. Some of them are about breaking up, like 'I Miss You' and 'Tears', which are both on the album." [5]
Jack later told The Guardian that a collaboration with Elton John did not make the album because the band "realised there was a sound developing in a certain part of the Venn diagram of the album and we wanted to push that. It was kind of this tropical, plastic-y, mournful sound, whereas his songs were more from the Rather Be world." [6] A track was also recorded featuring Chatto's "childhood idol" Gwen Stefani but it "fell through", which Chatto called "devastating". [6]
The album was part-recorded at The Crypt Studio, London.
In September 2018, the group revealed through their social media accounts that they had been working with Rita Ora, and that recording for the album was finished. [7] Several days later, they announced the title, track listing and artwork, as well as a statement on the themes: "The album looks at many different kinds and stages of love. We've been making it over three years, during which time we've all experienced love in our lives in different ways [...] brotherly love; family love; romantic love; crazy all-consuming love; the pain of love turning into something different or dishonest; and, of course, in Rockabye, unconditional motherly love." [1]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (February 2020) |
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100 [8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Independent | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Since release, What Is Love? has received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to review aggregation site Metacritic, the album has received an average score of 66/100 based on four reviews. [8] Neil Z. Yeung reviewing for AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying it was "worth the long wait" and that it took "the promise of Rather Be and [topped] it many times over." [9]
Mark Beaumont of The Independent called What Is Love? "another album of formulaic EDM pop and Latino R&B dance floor grinders," while praising " Baby" as the record's stand-out track. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " Symphony" (featuring Zara Larsson) |
| 3:32 | |
2. | " Baby" (featuring Marina and Luis Fonsi) |
| 3:25 | |
3. | " Solo" (featuring Demi Lovato) |
|
| 3:43 |
4. | " Rockabye" (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie) |
|
| 4:10 |
5. | " Mama" (featuring Ellie Goulding) |
|
| 3:09 |
6. | "Should've Known Better" (featuring Anne-Marie) |
|
| 3:35 |
7. | "Out at Night" (featuring Kyle and Big Boi) |
|
| 3:54 |
8. | "Last Goodbye" (featuring Tove Styrke and Stefflon Don) |
|
| 3:19 |
9. | "We Were Just Kids" (featuring Craig David and Kirsten Joy) |
|
| 3:29 |
10. | "Nowhere" (featuring Rita Ora and Kyle) |
|
| 3:46 |
11. | " I Miss You" (featuring Julia Michaels) |
|
| 3:25 |
12. | "In Us I Believe" (featuring Alma) |
|
| 3:27 |
Total length: | 42:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
13. | "24 Hours" (featuring Yasmin Green) |
|
| 3:02 |
14. | "Playboy Style" (featuring Charli XCX and Bhad Bhabie) |
|
| 3:40 |
15. | "Beautiful" (featuring Davido and Love Ssega) |
|
| 3:44 |
16. | " Tears" (featuring Louisa Johnson) |
|
| 3:45 |
Total length: | 57:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
17. | " Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne) |
|
| 3:48 |
18. | " I Miss You" (Piano Version; featuring Julia Michaels) |
|
| 3:38 |
Total length: | 64:32 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of What Is Love?. [14]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Canada ( Music Canada) [38] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [39] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Netherlands ( NVPI) [40] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Poland ( ZPAV) [41] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Singapore ( RIAS) [42] | 2× Platinum | 20,000* |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [43] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [44] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | 30 November 2018 | Atlantic |
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