It was primarily produced by Ric Wake, with additional production from Cory Rooney and Richie Jones. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" is a pop and R&B song with a running time of three minutes and forty-two seconds (3:42). Problems playing this file? See media help. See files for discussion to help reach a consensus on what to do. The above file's purpose is being discussed and/or is being considered for deletion. Composition and lyrical interpretation Ī 24-second sample of "Love Don't Cost a Thing" Not soon after, the master recording of "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was cut at Sony Studios in New York City. Wake, who loved the song, played it for Lopez, who also loved it. Three other writers, Georgette Franklin, Jeremy Munroe and Amil Harris, also contributed parts to the song." In August, after a demo for "Love Don't Cost a Thing" had been recorded, Sharpe sent a CD of the song to Wake at his studio in New York. I came up with the title, and he came up with the key line, 'Even if you were broke,' in the chorus. We ended up collaborating on the song, with both of us writing parts of the melody and the lyric. I called Damon up, and I played the track and sang the melody to him over the phone. He recalled: "I wrote and recorded a track which eventually turned out to be 'Love Don't Cost a Thing'. In July 2000, Lawson came up with an idea for a song he thought would be ideal for Lopez. the Hits, which was released on July 24, 2012. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was included on Lopez's greatest hits album, Dance Again. The single began impacting US radio from mid-December. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was globally premiered on November 16, 2000. Hence, she instead released an album entitled J.Lo, which she credits as being more "personal" and "romantic" than On the 6. During this period, Lopez began to transition into a sex symbol and was nicknamed J.Lo by the public, which is known as a nickname and "public persona". Initially, the album was to be called A Passionate Journey. This led her to begin recording new material for her second album in April 2000. Her debut album entitled On the 6 (1999) became an instant commercial success, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number one song " If You Had My Love". 3 Composition and lyrical interpretationĪfter a high-profile title role in the musical biopic Selena (1997), Lopez began developing her own career in music, later being signed to Work Records by Tommy Mottola.Lopez has performed "Love Don't Cost a Thing" live on numerous occasions, including the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. The music video subsequently became notorious after Lopez married Cris Judd, one of the back-up dancers who appeared in it. It became one of the year's most-viewed clips, and was highly requested on the music video broadcasting series, Total Request Live. The music video for "Love Don't Cost a Thing" directed by Paul Hunter and choreographed by Darrin Dewitt Henson was met with acclaim, garnering MTV Video Music Award and ALMA Award nominations. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was also a radio hit, becoming her first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.
It peaked within the top ten in the United States and foreign markets including Australia, France, Germany and Ireland, as well as peaking at number one in Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, among other countries. "Love Don't Cost a Thing" was met with worldwide commercial success and is considered "classic Lopez". Described as "frothy" and "catchy" by critics, it was noted for its message about love and commercial appeal to women. Ultimately, the pair's courtship ended shortly after its release. Lyrically, "Love Don't Cost a Thing" is described as an "exploration of love" in which Lopez is unhappy about her materialistic lover provoking much media analysis as to whether or not it was an innuendo towards Combs. At the time of the song's release, Lopez was transitioning into a sex symbol and in a relationship with American rapper Sean Combs. Harris, and produced by Ric Wake, Richie Jones and Cory Rooney. The song was written by Damon Sharpe, Greg Lawson, Georgette Franklin, Jeremy Monroe and Amille D. It was released on November 20, 2000, by Epic Records as the lead single from the album. " Love Don't Cost a Thing" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her second studio album J.Lo (2001).