What Love Is Made Of

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For the 1967 song "What Love Is Made Of", see Perry Como.

"What Love Is Made Of"
Single by Katy B
Released8 July 2013
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Geeneus
Katy B singles chronology
"Anywhere in the World"
(2012) 		"What Love Is Made Of"
(2013) 		"
5 AM
"
(2013)

"What Love Is Made Of" is a song recorded by British recording artist Katy B. Written by Katy alongside Goldon Warren, who also produced it under the name Geeneus, the track was released as a standalone single via digital retailers on 8 July 2013 by Rinse and Columbia Records. It was composed after Katy had been listening to dance genres. The theme conveyed in the lyrics is love while musically, the song has been described as a "trance-y" and "rave-y" dance song with its production containing synthesizers and piano. Katy later decided to not include it in Little Red (2014).

Upon its release, "What Love Is Made Of" received generally favorable reviews from

The Fast and the Furious
.

Background and composition

The song was compared to the works of Siobhán Donaghy (pictured).

In April 2011, Katy released her debut album, entitled

MTV UK website District MTV that she felt inspired to record "What Love Is Made Of" by hearing dance music. She then got a bassline which made her "want to dance", and included it in the track. She also told the website that she wrote the song about the "feeling of love, what one person can give to you that someone else can't".[6]

What Love Is Made Of" was premiered during Irish DJ

Idolator's Sam Lansky compared her performance in the song to recording artist Siobhán Donaghy.[15]

Reception

Critical response to "What Love Is Made Of" was generally positive: most critics noted Katy's vocal performance and commended its sound. Siân Rowe from

Pitchfork Media's Katherine St. Asaph commented that, in the song, the singer "sound[ed] completely enthralled, by either her lover or the music" and complimented her voice, noting that it seemed "ten times bigger than before".[8] Jordan Sargent of Spin magazine called the track "exuberant" and highlighted Katy's vocal performance, which he deemed "typically fantastic",[12] while the team from pop music website Popjustice gave "What Love Is Made Of" a rating of seven points out of ten.[18]

Writing for

Idolator believed that the song had potential to become a "club hit" and named it the "biggest thing she’s recorded to date", while like other critics, highlighting Katy's vocals.[15]

Commercially, "What Love Is Made Of" fared well on European charts. It stayed two weeks at the

Ultratip Flanders chart, it charted at the runner-up position, while on the Scotland singles chart, its peak was at number 33.[23][24]

Promotion

Directed by Emil Nava, the official music video for "What Love Is Made Of" was released on 29 May 2013.

The Fast and the Furious, as it delves into "the world of underground of street racing".[26] A behind-the-scenes video for it was released on 14 June 2013.[27]

The video begins with a closeup shot of Katy's face, surrounded by alternating red and blue lights, as she mouths the song's lyrics. It then changes to a mechanics' shop, where two young men are seen sitting, looking to the ground. Shots of sparks then appear in the screen, which emerge from a car. Katy is sitting on the automobile's passenger seat, while looking to her love interest, who is repairing the car, seemingly worried.[26] She is later seen being driven by her boyfriend's group in that car. Her boyfriend is seen lying on a bed, and looking at the mirror, looking distantly. The car seen before finally arrives in a car parking lot where other cars are driving in circles. They exit their cars while others start driving again. The video's final scenes take place at the car parking lot, while the cars keep driving, with shots of women and other men sitting on the cars. The visual finally closes with a similar shot to that seen in the beginning, of Katy's face surrounded by lights, though now, her face is mixed with her love interest's.[25]

Held on 7 October 2013, Katy attended the BBC Radio 1Xtra Live special, held at the Bournemouth International Centre, in which she performed "What Love Is Made Of".[28] She also performed it during her headline set at the Yahoo! Wireless Festival 2013.[29]

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[23] 2
Scotland (OCC)[24] 33
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[22] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[21]
 21

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 5 July 2013[9] Digital download

References

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  2. ^ a b Payne, Chris (1 March 2013). "Katy B: New Album Is '95 Percent' Done, Due This Summer". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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  6. ^ Langford, Georgina (3 February 2014). "Katy B Secretly Likes Dolly Parton - Exclusive Interview + Shoot". District MTV (MTV.co.uk). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. IPC Media
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  9. ^ a b c "What Love is Made Of - EP — Katy B". iTunes Store. Apple. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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  11. ^ Diver, Mike (5 February 2014). "In Conversation: Katy B". Clash. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  12. ^
    Spin Media
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  13. ^ "Katy B Finds a Sophisticated, Spellbinding Dance-Floor Sweet Spot on 'Little Red'". 2014-02-11.
  14. ^
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  15. ^ a b c Lansky, Sam (10 May 2013). "Katy B's "What Love Is Made Of": Hear The Pounding Dance Track". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  16. Consequence of Sound
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  17. ^ Siân Rowe (16 May 2013). "Katy B - 'What Love Is Made Of'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Katy B – 'What Love Is Made Of'". Popjustice. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Katy B - "What Love Is Made Of"". Pretty Much Amazing. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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  21. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  22. ^ a b "2013 Top 40 Dance Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  23. ^
    Ultratip
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  24. ^ a b "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  25. ^ a b Nava, Emil (29 May 2013). Katy B - What Love Is Made of (Music video). YouTube. Google. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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  27. ^ Katy B - What Love is Made of (Behind-the-scenes video). YouTube. Google. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  28. ^ "Katy B". BBC Radio 1Xtra. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  29. Viacom Media Networks
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  30. ^ What Love Is Made Of (Promotional maxi single). Katy B. Sweden: Sony Music. 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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