Symptoms of True Love
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"Symptoms of True Love" | ||||
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Single by Tracie Spencer | ||||
from the album Tracie Spencer | ||||
Released | February 17, 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987; Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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Length | 4:21 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Producer(s) | Ron Kersey | |||
Tracie Spencer singles chronology | ||||
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"Symptoms of True Love" is a 1988 song by American singer–songwriter Tracie Spencer. This song is the second single released from Spencer's self-titled debut album. The single was released on February 17, 1988. The song was written by German composer team Irmgard Klarmann and Felix Weber.
Background[]
Unlike her first single from the album (the ballad "Hide and Seek"), this song is an uptempo club/dance track. The theme of the song focuses on Spencer discovering that she is suffering from "symptoms of true love" and lists the causes.
Chart information[]
"Symptoms of True Love" was Spencer's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 38. On the Hot Black Singles chart, it peaked at a respectable number 11.
Music video[]
The music video for "Symptoms of True Love" is rather simple and it was made in March 1988, and it shows Spencer and a group of friends dancing and grooving along to the song. The video's set features comic book-style art in the vein of Roy Lichtenstein.
External links[]
- 1988 singles
- Tracie Spencer songs
- Songs written by Felix Weber (songwriter)
- 1987 songs
- Capitol Records singles
- Freestyle music songs
- 1980s rhythm and blues song stubs