Real Love (Jody Watley song)

"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 and Janet Jackson's "Scream" received 11 VMA nominations in 1995.

Awards and nominations

Track listings

7-inch, cassette, and Japanese mini-CD single

1. "Real Love" – 4:19
2. "Real Love" (instrumental) – 4:21

US, Canadian, and Australian 12-inch single

A1. "Real Love" (extended version) – 6:59

B1. "Real Love" (extended instrumental) – 7:40

B2. "Real Love" (dub version) – 6:15

B3. "Real Love" (Bassapella) – 4:28

UK 12-inch single

A1. "Real Love" (extended version) – 6:59

B1. "Real Love" (dub version) – 6:15

B2. "Real Love" (Bassapella) – 4:28

UK 12-inch remix single

A1. "Real Love" (Drive Time remix) – 5:40

B1. "Real Love" (extended instrumental) – 7:40

UK CD single

1. "Real Love" (7-inch version) – 4:19
2. "Real Love" (US radio edit) – 5:16
3. "Real Love" (extended version) – 6:59

European 12-inch single

A1. "Real Love" (extended version) – 6:59

B1. "Real Love" (dub version) – 6:15

B2. "Real Love" (7-inch version) – 4:19

German mini-CD single

1. "Real Love" (extended version) – 6:59
2. "Real Love" (7-inch version) – 4:19
3. "Real Love" (dub version) – 6:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References