“What’s Love Got to Do with It” was released as the third single released from Tina Turner’s fifth album, Private Dancer.
The song was first offered to Cliff Richard, but it ended up being rejected. Then, the song was given to the late Phyllis Hyman who wanted to record the song, but Clive Davis (f...
[Verse 1]
You must understand, oh, the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it's only the thrill of boy meetin' girl
Opposites attract
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that
Oh
[Chorus]
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
[Verse 2]
It may seem to you that I'm acting confused
When you're close to me
If I tend to look dazed, I've read it someplace
I've got cause to be
[Pre-Chorus 2]
There's a name for it
There's a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason, you do it for me
Oh
[Chorus]
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
Ooh
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Bridge]
I've been takin' on a new direction
But I have to say
I've been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way
Oh
[Chorus]
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
(What's love?) Got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a sweet old-fashioned notion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
[Outro]
(What's love got to do?) Ooh, got to do with it
(What's love but a second-hand emotion?)
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
(What's love?) Ooh, ooh
(Got to do with it) Got to do with it
(What's love?) But a second-hand emotion
What’s Love Got to Do with It was written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle.
What’s Love Got to Do with It was produced by Terry Britten.
Tina Turner released What’s Love Got to Do with It on Tue May 29 1984.