"Fight for Love'" is a song by American pop

Pop music

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 singer (former American Idol

American Idol

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finalist) Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin , born Efraym Elliott Yamin, is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the fifth season of American Idol....

. It is the title track and first single from his second album, Fight for Love

Fight for Love (Elliott Yamin album)

-Note:* "Shelter" was only available to stream on Yamin's official MySpace music player until May 15, 2009. After that, the song was added to the already existing AmazonMP3 album download. Originally, there were two album entries, one with the previous "Believe" track, but once "Shelter" was added,...

. The song was released for streaming to AOL Music on February 13, 2009 and for adds at Top 40 (CHR) and Rhythmic radio

Contemporary hit radio

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 on March 10, 2009. It also became available for download at digital music outlets on March 10 in two versions - with or without piano introduction.

Song information

Yamin describes the song:

"'Fight for Love' epitomizes what the record is really about --it’s about love and fighting for it, with it, in it and out of it. I love the lyrics. It’s a feel-good song that's very relatable. Everyone has been through a broken heart before and later found someone better -- someone worthy of fighting for."

Video

The video for "Fight for Love" premiered on AOL Music on May 1, 2009. AOL Music’s PopEater blog describes it as “what might be the world's coolest scavenger hunt”. The video intercuts scenes of Yamin singing as he descends an ornate staircase with scenes of a young woman receiving a series of cards that lead her to an encounter with a magician (Farrell Dillon) and a breakdancer (one of the members of SuperCr3w) and concludes at the Los Angeles Theater. The theater marquee displays “Fight for Love”. Alone in the theater auditorium, the woman reads the last of the cards and turns to find Yamin and his band onstage performing for her. She smiles in joyful recognition and the contents of the cards are revealed to the viewer in flashbacks: each card contains romantic lyrics from the song. The video was directed by Nick Spanos, who also directed the video for Yamin's hit "Wait for You

Wait for You

"Wait for You" is a song by former American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin. It is the first official single from his self-titled album Elliott Yamin .-Song information:...

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Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...	80

Reception

The song received a positive review from Alex Vitoulis of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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