"Art of Love" was the second single from Australian pop singer Guy Sebastian's fifth album, Like It Like That.
[1] "Art of Love" was released on 20 November 2009 and reached number eight on the ARIA singles chart and achieved double platinum certification.
The song was originally written as a duet, and Sebastian said they had Jordin Sparks in mind when writing it.
"[1] He approached Australian artists, but none were interested, and because of this "Art of Love" was originally recorded as a solo for the album.
"[1] The album release was delayed so Sebastian could fly to New York to record Sparks' vocals.
[11] Sebastian included an acoustic solo version of "Art of Love" on his album Twenty Ten released in November 2010.
Kathy McCabe, music editor of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "The turbo-charged power duet with Jordin Sparks is tailor-made for commercial radio playlists.
"[15] Jamie Horne of The Border Mail wrote, "Art of Love, a duet with American Idol counterpart Jordin Sparks could give Sebastian a US hit".
[20] Sebastian still performed the song at the Finale, using the music video for Jordin's vocal parts.
[7] During concerts and other appearances Sebastian performed "Art of Love" with various female vocalists including his current backing singer Carmen Smith.
[24][25] Sebastian and Sparks filmed the video for "Art of Love" in Los Angeles, California in November 2009.
[2][3] "Art of Love" was also released in New Zealand in February 2010 and reached number seven and gold certification there.