Agent Provocateur (album)

Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on December 14, 1984. The album was the band's first and only number one album in the United Kingdom, and it reached the top 5 in the United States. Although album sales were lower than their previous work in the US, it contains the band's biggest hit single, the album’s love theme "I Want to Know What Love Is", which is their only #1 single in the UK and the US, staying at the top spot for three and two weeks, respectively. The follow-up single, "That Was Yesterday", also proved to be a sizeable hit, peaking at #12 in the US. The album was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI, and triple Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

For other uses, see Agent provocateur (disambiguation).
Agent Provocateur
Studio album by
Foreigner
ReleasedDecember 14, 1984
RecordedOctober 1983−July 1984
StudioThe Hit Factory and Right Track Recording (New York, NY)
GenreRock
Length42:23
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMick Jones
Foreigner chronology
Records
(1982)		 Agent Provocateur
(1984)		 Inside Information
(1987)
Singles from Agent Provocateur
  1. "I Want to Know What Love Is"
    Released: November 30, 1984
  2. "That Was Yesterday"
    Released: March 1985
  3. "Reaction to Action"
    Released: May 1985
  4. "Down on Love"
    Released: August 1985
  5. "Growing Up the Hard Way"
    Released: September 1985
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