| "The Real Love" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band | ||||
| from the album The Fire Inside | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
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| Label | Captiol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Seger | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Was | |||
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| "The Real Love" on YouTube | ||||
"The Real Love" is a song by American rock band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. Frontman Bob Seger wrote the track for the band's sixth studio album, The Fire Inside (1991), and it was produced by Don Was. In Europe, "The Real Love" was released as the album's second single, while in the United States, where "Take a Chance" did not receive a commercial release, it served as the album's lead single.[1] According to Seger, the song is about a man who searches for true love, with "simple" lyrics.[2]
Released as a single in the United States in mid-1991, "The Real Love" gave Seger his 19th top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 24 that October. In Canada, the song became a number-one hit the same month, topping the RPM 100 Hit Tracks ranking, and it also charted in Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. A music video was made to promote the song; it was filmed in Colorado and Utah and features 40 cast members, including previous Silver Bullet Band members.[2][3]
- ^ Grein, Paul (August 24, 1991). "Cole Holds at No. 1, but Metallica's in Wings; Something Old, New in Albums List's Top 5". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 34. p. 6.
- ^ a b Graff, Gary (August 24, 1991). "Like a Rock'N'Roll Mainstay, Seger's Back, At Last". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 34. pp. 26, 28.
- ^ Rene, Sheila (August 16, 1991). "Hear and There". Gavin Report. No. 1869. p. 27.