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I Want to Be in Love

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"I Want to Be in Love"
Single by Melissa Etheridge
from the album Skin
Released2001
RecordedSunset Sound
GenreRock
Length3:34
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Melissa Etheridge
Producer(s)Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge singles chronology
"Stronger Than Me"
(2000)
"I Want to Be in Love"
(2001)
"Breathe"
(2004)

"I Want to Be in Love" is a 2001 Melissa Etheridge song and the first single from her seventh album, Skin.

Music video

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The music video was directed by David Hogan[1] and starred American actress Jennifer Aniston as the girl in the party who comes across several characters.[2]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2002 Grammy Award Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated [3]

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 83
US Adult Top 40[5] 20
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 80

References

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  1. ^ "I Want to Be in Love". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Melissa Etheridge - I Want To Be In Love - YouTube". YouTube. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  3. ^ "Melissa Etheridge". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report – Week Commencing 17th September 2001" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original on February 21, 2002. Retrieved February 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Melissa Etheridge - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  6. ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Melissa Etheridge – I Want to Be in Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 July 2024.