Is This Love (Bob Marley and the Wailers song)

"Is This Love" is a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released on their 1978 album Kaya. The song became one of the best-known Marley songs and was part of the Legend compilation. It peaked at number 9 in the UK charts upon its release in 1978.

Bob Marley's bed in Nine Mile, Jamaica, which was the inspiration for the lyric "We'll share the shelter of my single bed" in the song "Is This Love"
"Is This Love"
Single by Bob Marley and the Wailers
from the album Kaya
Released1978
GenreReggae
Length3:52
LabelTuff Gong, Island
Songwriter(s)Bob Marley
Bob Marley and the Wailers singles chronology
"Waiting in Vain" "Is This Love" "Satisfy My Soul"

A live rendition of the song can be found on the Babylon by Bus live album from Paris in 1978.

Music video

A music video was also produced, shot at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London; in the video, supermodel Naomi Campbell, then seven years old, made her first appearance in the public eye.[1][2][3][4]

Notable covers

The following artists have covered the song:

Live covers
  • The song is played in the movies In the Name of the Father (1993), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Lake Placid (1999), 50 First Dates (2004) and Just Go With It (2011).
  • The song is featured as the theme for the ending credits of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball as well as its sequel, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.
  • In the book Marley and Me, author John Grogan says that he and his wife Jenny came up with Marley's name when, during an argument about what to name their dog, Jenny walked to the tape deck and pushed play, and the song started playing.
  • A reference to the song is made in the lyrics "Just like the song on our radio set / We’ll share the shelter of my single bed" from James Blunt's song "Stay the Night", the first single of the 2010 album Some Kind of Trouble.
  • Bon Jovi's song "Lay Your Hands on Me" opens with the lyrics "you're ready, I'm willing, and able. Help me lay my cards down on the table", which bears a clear similarity to the lyrics of "Is This Love".
  • In June 2016, it was remixed by LVNDSCAPE and Leon Bolier, and the remix version reached #16 single in the UK.[7]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[20] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 600,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "The Keskidee - a community that discovered itself", Islington Local History Centre, 2009.
  2. "Peter Gruner, "Green plaque honours Keskidee arts centre where Naomi Campbell met Bob Marley", Camden New Journal, 25 March 2011". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  3. "Pavan Amara and Andrew Johnson, "Fire rips through pioneering black arts venue where Bob Marley shot Is This Love video", Islington Tribune, 9 March 2012". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  4. Mark Blunden, "Honour for arts centre where Bob Marley danced with Naomi Campbell, 7", Evening Standard, 21 March 2011.
  5. "Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad (Live)". iTunes Store (AU). Apple. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. Rubenstein, Jenna Hally (2012-08-23). "Adam Lambert Covers Bob Marley's 'Is This Love,' And DUH It's Incredible (Video)". Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  7. "is+this+love+(remix) - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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  13. "Swisscharts.com – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  14. "ARIA CHART WATCH #389". auspOp. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Marley feat. LVNDSCAPE + Bolier – Is This Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  18. "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Marley feat. LVNDSCAPE + Bolier – Is This Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  20. "Italian single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 May 2020. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Is This Love" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  21. "British single certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Is This Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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