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"What About Love" is a song by American singer Austin Mahone 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, Nadir Khayat, Mohombi, Achraf Janussi, Bilal Hajji, Jimmy "Jimmy Joker" Thörnfeldt, and Gary "Rivington Starchild" Angulo and produced by RedOne 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 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. It received similar chart prominence in Canada, reaching number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley.

"What About Love"
Single by Austin Mahone
from the album The Secret
Released	June 10, 2013[1]
Recorded	2013
Studio	Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
Length	3:23
Label	Chase Republic
Songwriter(s)	Austin Mahone Nadir Khayat Mohombi Achraf Janussi Bilal Hajji Jimmy Joker Rivington Starchild
Producer(s)	RedOne Jimmy Joker
Austin Mahone singles chronology
"Say You're Just a Friend" (2012) "What About Love" (2013) "Banga Banga" (2013)

Commercial performance

"What About Love" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 74 the week of June 29, 2013.[2] Five weeks later, it peaked at number 66 and stayed on the chart for nine weeks.[3][4] By January 2014, the song sold 374,000 digital downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan.[5] On August 4, 2014, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over 500,000 units in that country.[6] 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.[4][7]

Music video

The music video was directed by Colin Tilley. Visual effects were created by GloriaFX. This music video was Mahone's first to be certified in the digital platform Vevo 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".[8] The video gave Mahone the Artist to Watch Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[9]

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "What About Love" – 3:23

Credits and personnel

Personnel

• Austin Mahone – lead vocals, songwriter
• Nadir Khayat – producer, songwriter, background vocals, additional programming, vocal arrangement
• Jimmy "Jimmy Joker" Thörnfeldt – producer, songwriter, background vocals, additional programming
• Mohombi – songwriter, background vocals
• Ameerah Roelants – background vocals
• Bilal Hajji – songwriter
• Gary "Rivington Starchild" Angulo – songwriter
• Achraf Janussi – songwriter, mixing engineer, vocal arrangement
• Jordan Sapp – mixing engineer, vocal arrangement
• Trevor Muzzy – mixing

Recording

• Recorded at The Hit Factory, Miami, Florida

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10]	7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11]	67
CIS (TopHit)[12]	106
France (SNEP)[13]	117
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	71
Mexican Anglo Chart (Monitor Latino)[14]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	44
Scotland (OCC)[16]	81
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	83
US Billboard Hot 100[18]	66
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19]	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	June 10, 2013[1]	Digital download	Chase, Republic Records
Germany	June 11, 2013[20]	CD single	Universal Music

References

External links

• "What About Love" music video on YouTube

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