'Is This Love' is a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released on the 1978 album Kaya and as a single the same year. Built on a gentle reggae groove with one of Marley's most famous choruses, it became one of his best-known love songs and a staple of feel-good playlists. In recent years short excerpts of the chorus have circulated widely on TikTok, Reels and YouTube edits as warm background music, keeping the track familiar to new audiences decades after its release, alongside other timeless excerpts like Careless Whisper.
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Bob Marley singing the chorus of 'Is This Love', his 1978 reggae classic. A warm music excerpt used as background for edits, montages and TikTok videos.
This clip captures the chorus of Bob Marley's 'Is This Love', one of the most recognisable reggae songs ever recorded. Marley's smooth, laid-back vocal rides over warm guitars, a rolling bassline and easygoing percussion, giving the excerpt its instantly sunny mood. Even in a short soundboard clip, the melody feels familiar and uplifting, which is why it works so well as background music. Listeners associate it with romance, good vibes and summer days, so dropping it into a video or meme instantly sets a relaxed, feel-good tone without overpowering the visuals.
