Symptoms of True Love
| "Symptoms of True Love" | ||||
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| Single by Tracie Spencer | ||||
| from the album Tracie Spencer | ||||
| Released | February 17, 1988 | |||
| Format |
CD single Audio cassette Maxi single | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Freestyle, new jack swing, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Irmgard Klarmann, Felix Weber | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Kersey | |||
| Tracie Spencer singles chronology | ||||
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"Symptoms of True Love" is the second single from Tracie Spencer's self-titled debut album. The single was released in 1988. It was written by German composer team Irmgard Klarmann and Felix Weber. Unlike her first single (which was a ballad), this song was 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 Tracie'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.