I Want to Be in Love

"I Want to Be in Love"
Single by Melissa Etheridge
from the album Skin
ReleasedJune 25, 2001 (2001-06-25)
RecordedSunset Sound
Length3:34
LabelIsland
SongwriterMelissa Etheridge
ProducerMelissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge singles chronology
"Stronger Than Me"
(2000)
"I Want to Be in Love"
(2001)
"Breathe"
(2004)

"I Want to Be in Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released as the first single from her seventh studio album, Skin, in June 2001.

Music video

The music video was directed by David Hogan and stars American actress Jennifer Aniston as the girl in the party who comes across several characters.[1][2]

Accolades

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2002 Grammy Award Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated [3]

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 25, 2001 Island [11]
Australia August 27, 2001 CD [12]

References

  1. ↑ "I Want to Be in Love". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge - I Want To Be In Love - YouTube". YouTube. October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The ARIA Report, Issue 603". ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge – I Want to Be in Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. July 7, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 21. December 21, 2001. p. 54.
  10. ↑ "America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 21. December 21, 2001. p. 45.
  11. ↑ "Melissa Etheridge | I Want to Be in Love". Radio & Records. No. 1407. June 22, 2001. p. 88.
  12. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th August 2001" (PDF). ARIA. August 27, 2001. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved May 21, 2026.