A legendary ’70s and ’80s rock band is re-releasing their biggest hit in an exciting new recording with a Grammy-winning star.
Foreigner announced Monday, May 12 that their iconic 1984 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is” is getting a Spanish-language release featuring Grammy-winning vocalist Joy Huerta, a singer with a sound The Los Angeles Times called a “dulcet-but-earthy voice” and compared her to “Norah Jones, Alanis Morissette and, almost inevitably, Kelly Clarkson.”
The single, “Quiero Saber Si Es Amor,” will be released in two versions — one in Spanish and one as a Spanish-English hybrid edition. Fans can pre-save the release here; it drops on May 15.
“This iconic duet features Luis Maldonado, Foreigner’s own guitarist and vocalist, alongside acclaimed Mexican singer-songwriter Joy Huerta of the Grammy Award-winning duo Jesse & Joy,” reads the press release.
“We have been embraced by our Latino fans for decades,” said Maldonado in a statement. “Recording these songs in Spanish is our way of thanking them and sharing the music in a more intimate and personal way.”
Huerta adds that there was a moment in the studio with Foreigner founding member Mick Jones where asked Jones “What is love?”, to which he replied, “Love is a sentiment – and so much more.”
“That moment speaks deeply to Latinos, and for me – having grown up with this song – recording it now with Foreigner in my own language is truly incredible,” added Huerta.
In addition to her Grammy Awards, in 2025, Huerta became the first Mexican woman to be nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for her work on Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, which is currently playing on Broadway.
“I Want to Know What Love Is” is a No. 1 hit worldwide and a member of Spotify’s “Billions Club” because it has been streamed over a billion times.
This announcement comes on the heels of Foreigner re-releasing a Spanish-language version of their 1981 hit “Urgent” as well, and that they are debuting a stage musical based on 14 of their iconic hits called Feels Like the First Time — The Foreigner Musical, which will see them reunite with original lead singer, Lou Gramm.
