Which 1984 Tina Turner single won the Grammy for Record of the Year?
Answer
What's Love Got to Do with It
The 1984 Tina Turner single that won the Grammy for Record of the Year was “What’s Love Got to Do with It.”
Written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, the song became the centerpiece of Turner’s extraordinary solo comeback. Capitol released it in May 1984 as a single from her album Private Dancer, and it topped the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1985, the recording won three awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Record of the Year honored the recording and its production, while Song of the Year recognized the songwriters.
A common mix-up is choosing Private Dancer, which was the parent album, or Better Be Good to Me, another successful single from the same era. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” was also notable because Turner, at age 44, became the oldest solo female artist to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Hot 100 at that time.