"What About Love" is a song by American singer

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from his second EP, '' The Secret'' (2014). The song was released as the lead single from the EP on June 10, 2013. The song was written by Mahone,

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, Achraf Janussi,

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, Jimmy "Jimmy Joker" Thörnfeldt, and Gary "Rivington Starchild" Angulo and produced by

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and Jimmy Joker. The song was released in the United States as a digital download on June 10, 2013. "What About Love" peaked at number 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the

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(RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. It received similar chart prominence in Canada, reaching number 67 on the

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. The song's accompanying music video was directed by

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Commercial performance

"What About Love" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 74 the week of June 29, 2013. Five weeks later, it peaked at number 66 and stayed on the chart for nine weeks. By January 2014, the song sold 374,000 digital downloads according to

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. On August 4, 2014, the song was certified gold by the

(RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 units in that country. In Canada, the track debuted and peaked at number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week it debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and remained on the chart for five weeks.

Music video

The music video was directed by

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were created by

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. This music video was Mahone's first to be certified in the digital platform

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on January 1, 2015, which means that it was his first clip to receive over 100 million views on that platform. It was filmed in Hollywood Beach, Florida. Some scenes were taken in a known motel named "Diane". The video gave Mahone the Artist to Watch Award at the

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Track listing

*Digital download # "What About Love" – 3:23

Credits and personnel

Personnel *

– lead vocals, songwriter *

– producer, songwriter,

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, additional programming, vocal arrangement * Jimmy "Jimmy Joker" Thörnfeldt – producer, songwriter, background vocals, additional programming *

– songwriter, background vocals * Ameerah Roelants – background vocals *

– songwriter * Gary "Rivington Starchild" Angulo – songwriter * Achraf Janussi – songwriter,

mixing engineer A mixing engineer (or simply mix engineer) is responsible for combining ("mixing") different sonic elements of an auditory piece into a complete rendition (also known as "final mix" or "mixdown"), whether in music, film, or any other content of a ...

, vocal arrangement * Jordan Sapp – mixing engineer, vocal arrangement * Trevor Muzzy – mixing Recording * Recorded at

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, Miami, Florida

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs Austin Mahone songs Music videos directed by Colin Tilley Republic Records singles Song recordings produced by RedOne Songs written by RedOne Songs written by AJ Junior Songs written by Bilal Hajji Songs written by Mohombi Songs written by Austin Mahone Songs written by Jimmy Thörnfeldt