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This Is Love (Super Junior song)

"This Is Love" is a single released by South Korean boy band Super Junior. The track previously appeared in the Mamacita album as a B-side track, before being re-released in a remixed version as the lead single of the repackaged album of the same name as the track. The single was released on October 23, 2014.

"This Is Love"
Single by Super Junior
from the album Mamacita and This Is Love
LanguageKorean
ReleasedAugust 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) (as a single)
Recorded2014
StudioInGrid (Seoul)
GenreR&B
Length3:49
4:07 (stage version)
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Super Junior singles chronology
"Mamacita"
(2014) 		"This Is Love"
(2014) 		"Evanesce"
(2014)
Music video
"This is Love" on YouTube

Composition

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The track is described as an uptempo R&B song with lyrics that describe simple, yet true love.[1]

Music video

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The music video of "This Is Love" begins with Kyuhyun entering a black-and-white room where his bandmates have gathered. The Super Junior members danced to the song in suits. On the bridge section of the track, Lee Dong-hae, and Eunhyuk had a solo dance under the spotlight. As the song reaches its climax, the video begins to gradually shift into colors.[2][3]

Live performances

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The group promoted the song on various shows in South Korea. They promoted the song in Music Bank on October 24 along with "Evanesce", another single from the repackaged album.[4] On October 26, the group promoted the song in Inkigayo.[5] The song would later be included in their set list for Super Show 6 and Super Show 7 concerts.[6]

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "This is Love (Stage Version)"
Chart (2014) Peak
positions
South Korea (Gaon)[7] 62
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] 8

Accolades

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Publisher Year Listicle Nominee/work Placement Ref.
Billboard 2019 Top 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s "This Is Love" 76th [9]

Credits

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Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[10]

Studio

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Personnel

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Release history

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Release dates and formats
Region Date Format(s) Version Distributor
Various August 29, 2014
Original
October 23, 2014 Stage Version

References

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  1. ^ "The 7th Album Special Edition 'THIS IS LOVE'". SM Entertainment. October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (October 22, 2014). "Let Super Junior Color Your World With 'This Is Love' Video". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "SUPER JUNIOR 슈퍼주니어 'THIS IS LOVE' MV" on YouTube
  4. ^ "Super Junior - THIS IS LOVE / Evanesce 슈퍼주니어 - 백일몽 [Music Bank HOT Stage / 2014.10.24]" on YouTube
  5. ^ "[Super Junior] This is love (popular) Inkigayo 141026" on YouTube
  6. ^ Pemita, Desika (December 8, 2014). "Super Junior Menggebrak Jepang dalam Super Show 6" [Super Junior Takes Japan by Storm in Super Show 6]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Tokyo. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ 2014년 45주차 Digital Chart. Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Super Junior World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Super Junior (2014). Mamacita (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment. Credits.
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