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

"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)

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.