"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.

"Symptoms of True Love"
Single by Tracie Spencer
from the album Tracie Spencer
Released	February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)
Recorded	1987; Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Freestyle new jack swing dance-pop
Length	4:21
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Irmgard Klarmann Felix Weber
Producer(s)	Ron Kersey
Tracie Spencer singles chronology
"Hide and Seek" (1988) "Symptoms of True Love" (1988) "Imagine" (1988)

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.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Germany (Official German Charts)[1] 24 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 100 US Billboard Hot 100[3] 38 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 14 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 11 References "Tracie Spencer – Symptoms of True Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 8, 2022. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2022. "Tracie Spencer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022. "Tracie Spencer Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022. "Tracie Spencer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022. This 1980s R&B/soul music song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e