By Mark Nobes, chief editor
One of the most haunting tracks from the 80s, "I Want To Know What Love Is" was Foreigner's most successful single. Released in late 1984, and the first track from the album Agent Provocateur,
this song made #1 for three weeks in the UK from 19th January 1985.
Foreigner were much more successful in America than in the UK, but still
managed five top 40 hit singles during the 70s and 80s in the UK. Agent Provocateur
was the band's fifth studio album and made #1 in the UK album charts
(#4 in the U.S.) and the only album to reach Platinum status. However,
in the U.S. it was the fifth album to go multi-Platinum.
The UK 12" vinyl included the Extended Version on the A-side, with the B-side featuring two tracks "Street Thunder" and "Urgent".
Backing vocals were provided by the New Jersey Mass Choir, who also released the song as a single.
The B-side featured an instrumental track entitled "Street Thunder (Marathon Theme)".
One of the most recent covers was by Kenny Chesney for his country music album Cosmic Hallelujah in 2016.