by Mark Nobes, chief editor
The music video is a joyous affair, in which, Alison appears to be having a throughly fun time! It was filmed at the Cornwall Coliseum in Carlyon Bay, St. Austell in England - this was demolished in Feb 2015 to make way for a £250 million redevelopment - and along Crinnis Beach. Nick Morris directed the video, and the producer was Fiona O'Mahoney.
The B-side of the 7 inch vinyl featured the track "Blow Wind Blow" (5:10), which was track 7 on Raindancing. The U.S. 12 inch included three tracks; "Is This Love?" (L.A. Mix), "Is This Love?" (Single Version), and "Blow WInd Blow" (Long Version). The UK 12 inch did not include the single version, and the track "For You Only" (Europa Mix) was included instead - the original version featured as track 3 on Moyet's debut album Alf.
Despite the video receiving heavy rotation on MTV, the single failed to chart in the U.S. However, it was a top 10 hit in numerous other countries including South Africa (#2), Norway (#4), Ireland (#5), Belgium (#5) and New Zealand (#7).
Three further singles were released from Raindancing; "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" (#6), "Ordinary Girl" (#43) and "Sleep Like Breathing" (#80) - chart positions are for the UK.