"That's What Love Is For" is a song by American singer-songwriter Amy Grant. It was written by Michael Omartian, Mark Mueller, and Amy Grant and produced by Omartian. It was released as the fourth single from Grant's ninth studio album, Heart in Motion (1991). There are two versions of the song: the album cut and the pop radio edit. For pop radio airplay, the strings were removed and the song was remixed with a new rhythm track.
Upon its release, the single topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, finishing at No. 91 on the 1992 Billboard year-end ranking. In Canada, the song reached No. 1 on the RPM 40AC (Adult Contemporary) chart, as well as No. 7 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.
Music video A music video was produced to promote the single, and mixes shots of Grant wearing a red cloak and singing to the camera, while other shots of her singing are in black and white. The music video was filmed at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho. It also features a male/female couple, sitting together on a bench but not looking at each other. At the 3:12 mark of the video (just after Grant sings the bridge leading into the last chorus), the couple are seen in black and white, holding each other loosely while the music plays and Grant sings. The video fades out on a shot of Grant singing ad-libs in front of a sepia-toned background. Off in the distance is the man, and further off, presumably the woman. Behind them all are four large letters which spell the word "LOVE".
There are two versions of this video. One version has additional shots of Amy. One where she is in a giant, tall green dress. Another shot shows a black & white close up of Amy in a very retro-mod hair style.
Track listings Remixes (featuring Chris Cox) – EP "That's What Love Is For" (featuring Chris Cox) [radio edit] – 3:13 "That's What Love Is For" (featuring Chris Cox) [Mixshow edit] – 5:33 "That's What Love Is For" (featuring Chris Cox) [club mix] – 7:26 "That's What Love Is For" (featuring Chris Cox) [dub] – 5:41
UK retail single "That's What Love Is For" (album edit) "Baby Baby" (No Getting Over You mix) "That's What Love Is For" (extended single mix) "That's What Love Is For" (album version)
Personnel Amy Grant – lead vocals Michael Omartian – keyboards Don Kirkpatrick – guitars David Raven – drums Diana DeWitt – backing vocals Gary Chapman – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) 68Europe (European Hit Radio) 32Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)Radio Luxembourg Singles. October 27, 1991. 10 UK Airplay (Music Week) 26US Cash Box Top 100 2
Year-end charts Chart (1991)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM) 61Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 35US Cash Box Top 100 45 Chart (1992)PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 91US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 26US Cash Box Top 100 34
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesSeptember 12, 1991A&MUnited KingdomOctober 14, 1991AustraliaNovember 18, 1991
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