  "what's love got to do with it" is a song recorded by the american singer tina turner, released in 1984. it was taken from her fifth solo album, private dancer and became turner's most successful single. although turner had already scored a uk top 10 and u.s. top 30 hit some months earlier with her rendition of "let's stay together", "what's love got to do with it" gave turner her first and only u.s. number one. the song ranked #309 on rolling stone magazine's list of "the 500 greatest songs of all time". it also ranked #38 on songs of the century. it was the 17th best-selling single of 1984 in the united kingdom. in 1993, the song's title was used as the title for the biographical film about turner's life. in 2012, "what's love got to do with it" was inducted into the grammy hall of fame giving turner her 3rd grammy hall of fame award and her 11th grammy award. ==background== this song was written by terry britten and graham lyle, who originally offered it to cliff richard, but it was rejected. it was then given to phyllis hyman, who wanted to do the song, but arista records head clive davis wouldn't allow her. the song then was offered to donna summer, who has stated that she sat with it for a couple of years but never recorded it.{{citation n
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