"What is Love" has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 but has charted at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, the song has entered at number 39 in the US R&B songs and at number 13 in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The music video was released on January 14, 2015. I would tell you that I love you tonight But I know that I got time on my side Where you goin Why you leavin so soon Is. The song is brief and melancholy, but it’s long enough for the Los Angeles-born vocalist to turn heads and establish herself as a rising star. New York Post said, "In the hip-hop-heavy soundtrack, the impressive tones of V. Veronika Bozeman can be found on the Empire Soundtrack song What is love. The music video of the song garnered more than 40 million views on YouTube. Lets just make love until the morning light. The show’s debut soundtrack album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Billboard praised "What is Love" as a "captivating performance", it said "As fans will recall, Bozeman put an exclamation point on the first season of Empire.". Bozeman performed What is Love on the pilot of the hit show Empire.
The song received positive reviews from critics.