1987 single by Jody Watley
"Looking for a New Love " is a song by American singer Jody Watley from her debut studio album , Jody Watley (1987), released as her debut solo single . Written by André Cymone and Watley, and produced by Cymone and David Z. , the song was issued as the lead single from the Jody Watley album on January 6, 1987, by MCA Records . One of the song's key phrases became a popular saying: "Hasta la vista, baby ". It wound up on innumerable answering machines and was used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day . In 2005, Watley re-recorded and released the song, titled "Looking for a New Love '05 ", in various remixes .
"Looking for a New Love" was a commercial success, topping the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, peaking at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and reaching No. 13 on both the Australian Kent Music Report chart and the UK Singles Chart . It also topped Billboard 's Hot Black Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts. Billboard ranked "Looking for a New Love" as the 16th most popular single of 1987 . In 1988 , the song was nominated for two Soul Train Music Awards for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video . Watley was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards .
Background and recording [ edit ]
While listening to a tape of instrumental songs given to her by producer André Cymone , Watley reflected on a recent sour romantic breakup . Fusing her own feelings of "I'll show you" with the feel of the instrumental, Watley came up with the basic premise of "Looking for a New Love". The released recording is the 8-track demo of the song; that way the emotional urgency of Watley's vocal was still intact.
Chart performance [ edit ]
In the United States, "Looking for a New Love" peaked at No. 2 for four consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in April–May 1987 , and spent three and two weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 's Hot Black Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts, respectively.[2] It ranked No. 16 on Billboard 's Year-End chart for 1987 . In Canada, "Looking for a New Love" topped the RPM Top Singles chart and was certified Gold by Music Canada .
Music video [ edit ]
The accompanying music video for "Looking for a New Love" was directed by Brian Grant and released in March 1987.[3] Grant previously directed music videos for Whitney Houston , Peter Gabriel and Tina Turner .
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Track listing and formats [ edit ]
A. "Looking for a New Love" – 3:58
B. "Looking for a New Love" (A Cappella) – 5:06
US 12-inch vinyl single (MCA Records – 23689)
A. "Looking for a New Love" (Extended Club Version) – 7:28
B1. "Looking for a New Love" (Radio Edit) – 5:06
B2. "Looking for a New Love" (Instrumental) – 7:28
B3. "Looking for a New Love" (A Cappella) – 5:06
B4. "Looking for a New Love" (Bonus Beats) – 4:33
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications and sales [ edit ]
Release history [ edit ]
2005 version [ edit ]
"Looking for a New Love '05" Released February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14 ) Label Curvve Avitone Peace Bisquit Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Jody Watley Bill Coleman Vinny Troia
"Whenever" (2003)
"Looking for a New Love '05 " (2005)
"Borderline " (2006)
In 2005, Watley re-recorded and released the song on Curvve Recordings in conjunction with her own Avitone label and Peace Bisquit. The newly imagined "Looking for a New Love '05" topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Track listing [ edit ]
CD maxi single
Title 1. "Looking for a New Love" (ROCAsound radio edit) 4:32 2. "Looking for a New Love" (ROCAsound mix) 7:30 3. "Looking for a New Love" (Chus & Ceballos mix) 9:50 4. "Looking for a New Love" (Craig C. mix) 8:25 5. "Baby Baby" (DJ Tool) 0:31 6. "Looking for a New Love" (Chris Joss vocal mix) 5:45 7. "Looking for a New Love" (Chris Joss Stripped vocal mix) 4:48 8. "Looking for a New Love" (Levon Vincent mix) 6:45 9. "Looking for a New Love" (GoodandEvil mix) 4:53 10. "I Needed You" (DJ Tool) 0:36 11. "Looking for a New Love" (Heinrich Z mix) (Ultimix edit) 5:52
Weekly charts [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2022). "Point of No Return Edition" . Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004 . Record Research. p. 614.
^ "Jody Watley – "Looking for a new love" " . Mvdbase.com .
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 334. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
^ "Jody Watley – Looking for a New Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0820 ." RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 25. June 27, 1987. p. 14.
^ "Top 3 in Europe". Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 24. June 20, 1987. p. 16.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Looking for a New Love" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1987 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Jody Watley – Looking for a New Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Jody Watley – Looking for a New Love" . Top 40 Singles . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Jody Watley – Looking for a New Love" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . May 2, 1987. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" . Billboard . March 21, 1987. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard . April 4, 1987. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard . April 25, 1987. Retrieved June 19, 2023 .
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jody Watley – Looking for a New Love" (in German) . GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Top 100 Singles of 1987" . RPM . Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada .
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1987" . Billboardtop100of.com . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ a b "Top Black Singles". Billboard . Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-28.
^ "Top Dance Sales 12-inch Singles / Top Dance Club Play Singles". Billboard . Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-30.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Jody Watley – Looking for a New Love" . Music Canada . Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ "New Singles". Music Week . April 25, 1987. p. 13.
^ "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard . September 3, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2014 .
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