Real Love (Jody Watley song)

"Real Love"
"Real Love"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Larger Than Life
Released	March 18, 1989
Genre	New jack swing
Length	4:23
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	André Cymone; Jody Watley;
Producer(s)	André Cymone
Jody Watley singles chronology

"Real Love" is a song by American singer Jody Watley from her second studio album, Larger Than Life (1989). The single reached the number-one spot on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles and Dance Club Play charts. On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Real Love" peaked at number two for two weeks in May 1989. The song was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female Single.

Music video

The music video premiered in March 1989. During mid-1989, Watley's "Real Love" video, directed by David Fincher, was nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Dance Video, and Best Female Video at the 1989 award show. That record was held until Michael Jackson's and Janet Jackson's "Scream" received eleven VMA nominations in 1995.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award
1989	MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Real Love"
1989	MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Dance Video for "Real Love"
1989	MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Direction for "Real Love"
1989	MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Art Direction for "Real Love"
1989	MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Editing for "Real Love"
1989	MTV Video Music Award nomination for Breakthrough Video for "Real Love"

Track listings

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[29]	57
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[30]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[31]	46
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)^[32]	17
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)^[33]	25
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[32]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[34]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 18, 1989	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl cassette	MCA	^[20]
United Kingdom	March 28, 1989	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD		^[35]
Japan	April 25, 1989	Mini-CD		^[36]

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