"Real Love" is a hit song by The Doobie Brothers, the first of three singles from their 1980 LP, One Step Closer. "Real Love" became the greatest hit from the album, reaching #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of the year. It is the group's third highest-charting U.S. single after their two number-one hits, "Black Water" and "What a Fool Believes". The song reached #12 in Canada. It was also a Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in both nations.