I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner
Signature
key confidence low · relative F# major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 81.4 · low end 27% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Why it is here
- "I Want to Know What Love Is" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 2, 1985 and stayed there two weeks, remaining Foreigner's only Hot 100 chart-topper. source
- The band is mid-run on a 50th anniversary tour of more than 90 shows that opened in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and is scheduled to end November 1, 2026 in Reno, Nevada, with a U.S. co-headline leg alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd that began July 23, 2026 and founding singer Lou Gramm rejoining for the anniversary. source
- The song was the closing showcase of Foreigner's 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, performed by Kelly Clarkson with Lou Gramm. source
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