This Is Love (Super Junior song)

"This Is Love"
Single by Super Junior
from the album Mamacita and This Is Love
Language
ReleasedAugust 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23) (as a single)
Recorded2014
StudioIn Grid
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

"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.

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.