Laibach cover Foreigner hit ‘I Want To Know What Love is’
Laibach complete a trilogy of interpretations with “I Want To Know What Love Is”, a 3-track release featuring their interpretation of Foreigner’s track.
Laibach
Laibach complete a trilogy of interpretations with “I Want To Know What Love Is”, a 3-track release featuring their interpretation of Foreigner’s track. The single is out now on Mute.
“I Want To Know What Love Is” follows their recent interpretations of “Strange Fruit” and “White Christmas” and has been performed as an encore on the Slovenian provocateurs Opus Dei Revisited tour (which continues into February / March).
The single holds the cover plus an extended and a ‘distorted love’ mix.
“I Want to Know What Love Is” is one of Foreigner’s most iconic songs. Written by the band’s guitarist and founding member Mick Jones, it was released in November 1984 as the lead single from their fifth studio album, “Agent Provocateur”.
Laibach – Opus Dei Revisited Tour – 2025
07 Feb – Ljubljana, Kino Šiška, SI
08 Feb – Ljubljana, Kino Šiška, SI – NEW DATE
16 Feb – Krakow, Kwadrat, PL
18 Feb – Ostrava, Barrak, CZ
19 Feb – Vienna, Arena, AT
20 Feb – Jena, F-Haus, DE
21 Feb – Sittard, Poppodium Volt, NL
22 Feb – London, Islington Assembly Hall, UK
23 Feb – Manchester, Ritz, UK
24 Feb – Southampton, The 1865, UK
25 Feb – Bristol, Trinity Centre, UK
27 Feb – Lausanne, Les Docks, CH
28 Feb – Bologna, Link, IT
01 March – Nova Gorica, SNG Nova Gorica, SI
04 March – Skopje, Macedonian Philharmonic, MK
05 March – Athens, Gazarte, GR
06 March – Sofia, Pirotska 5, BG
07 March – Bucharest, Quantic Club, RO
08 March – Beograd, Dom Omladine, RS
21 March – Maribor, Narodni dom, SI
Side-Line also covered Laibach’s ‘War’.
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