Format Digital download Label Atlantic
Warner | Length 3:39 | |
Released 3 October 2014
16 November 2014 Genre House
synthpop
deep house Writer(s) Richard Boardman
Robert Harvey
Sarah Blanchard
Jessica Glynne
Janée Bennett
Jack Patterson
Grace Chatto | ||
"Real Love" is a song by English electronic group Clean Bandit and English singer and songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released on 16 November 2014 as a joint single, taken from the special edition of the group's album New Eyes and Glynne's album I Cry When I Laugh. The two have previously collaborated on the hit song "Rather Be".
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Background
After the huge success of Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be", which Glynne featured on, they decided to collaborate again after the writing collective The Six presented them with "Real Love". It was released on 16 November 2014 as a digital download.
Commercial performance
In the UK Singles Chart the song debuted at number two, making it Clean Bandit's third UK top 10 hit and Glynne's fourth. As of November 2016, its UK sales stand at over 682,000. The song made the top 40 in several European countries, managing to reach a height of number 2 in Germany. It also reached number 13 in Australia. In 2015 it was released on US dance radio and peaked at number 20.
Music video
The music video was made by Clean Bandit and features some of their fans kissing, interspersed with clips of Clean Bandit and Glynne performing the song in a studio. The video was released on 20 October 2014 and has since received more than 65 million views on YouTube.