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Who sang Down on Love?

Foreigner released the song Down on Love. Date of release: 1984.

Release date: 1984

Duration: 04:10

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The meaning of the song 'Down on Love ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 Down on Love song analysis

The song is about someone who feels like he has given up on finding love because he has been hurt in the past. The singer tells him to keep his head up and that love will come back. He points out that being negative and having a negative view of love will not help him find happiness, and he encourages the listener to keep hope and be open to love.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Down on Love’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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Foreigner - Short Biography

- Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in 1976 by Mick Jones, Ian McDonald and Lou Gramm.
- Their self-titled debut album went five times platinum in the U.S. and reached the top 10 in Canada, Australia and North America.
- Double Vision was even more successful, reaching #3 in North America with two hit singles.
- Head Games (1979) reached number five in North America, with two top 20 singles.
- 4 (1981) reached #1 (for 10 weeks) in the U.S. and #2 in Canada, becoming Foreigner's most popular album outside North America.
- 1982: Release of the album Records, which sold 7 million copies in the United States.
- 1984: The single "I Want to Know What Love Is" topped the charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
- Inside Information (1987) saw a sharp decline in sales, reaching the Top 10 in only a few European countries.
- Unusual Heat (1991), Mr. Moonlight (1994) and Can't Slow Down (2009) were not big commercial successes.
- Foreigner is one of the best-selling bands of all time, with worldwide sales of over 80 million records.

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"Down on Love" is taken from "Can't Slow Down," the ninth studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner. It is the band's first studio album with vocalist Kelly Hansen and bassist Jeff Pilson, as well as being the band's first new studio album since 1994's "Mr. Moonlight."

Interestingly, in the U.S., the album was initially available exclusively at Wal-Mart retailers.

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