Because I Love You (The Postman Song)

See also: Because I Love You (September song)
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
Single by Stevie B
from the album Love & Emotion
B-side "Love Me for Life"
Released 1990
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single,
12" maxi
Recorded 1988
Length 5:00
Label BCM
Writer(s) Warren Allen Brooks
Producer Stevie B
Stevie B singles chronology
"Love And Emotion"
(1990)		 "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
(1990)		 "I'll Be By Your Side"
(1991)

"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" is a song recorded by Stevie B. The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December, 1990[1] spending four weeks at number one and spending two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart,[2] as well. It reached number six in the UK Singles Chart and number eight in the Australian Singles Chart.

The song listed at number 55 on Billboard magazines Top 100 songs for the 50th Anniversary of the Hot 100 chart.[3]

Contents

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)" (radio edit) — 3:46
  2. "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) — 3:06
CD maxi
  1. "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)" (radio edit) — 3:46
  2. "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) — 3:06
  3. "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)" — 5:00
  4. "Love Me for Life" — 5:16
7" single
  1. "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)" (radio edit) — 3:46
  2. "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) — 3:06
12" maxi
  1. "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)" — 5:00
  2. "Love Me for Life" — 5:16

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1990/91) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 8
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[5] 2
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[6] 7
Dutch Top 40[7] 3
French SNEP Singles Chart[4] 8
German Singles Chart[4] 9
Irish Singles Chart[8] 7
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[4] 9
Norwegian Singles Chart[4] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[4] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 22
UK Singles Chart[9] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[10] 1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1991) Position
Australian Singles Chart[11] 49
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[12] 31
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[13] 70
Dutch Top 40[7] 39
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 12

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 72

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[16] Gold April 12, 1990 500,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
December 8–29, 1990		 Succeeded by
"Justify My Love" by Madonna
Preceded by
"You Gotta Love Someone" by Elton John		 Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single
January 19–26, 1991		 Succeeded by
"The First Time" by Surface

Groove Coverage version

"Because I Love You"
Single by Groove Coverage
from the album Greatest Hits
Released September 14, 2007
Format Vinyl,
12" single
Genre Trance, electronic
Label Zeitgeist (Universal)
Suprime:Music
Writer(s) Warren Allen Brooks
Producer Axel Konrad , Ole Wierk
Groove Coverage singles chronology
"21st Century Digital Girl"
(2006)		 "Because I Love You"
(2007)

"Because I Love You" is the first single from German trance group Groove Coverage's Greatest Hits album. Like most of Groove Coverage's songs it is sung by Mell, with Verena providing vocals during the songs bridge.

Versions

  1. Because I Love You (Radio Version) 3:09
  2. Because I Love You (Radio Version With Synth) 3:37
  3. Because I Love You (Pop Mix) 3:08
  4. Because I Love You (Club Mix Short) 3:45
  5. Because I Love You (Extended Mix) 6:19
  6. Because I Love You (Club Mix) 5:22
  7. Because I Love You (Bootleg Mix Short) 3:20
  8. Because I Love You (Bootleg Mix) 5:37
  9. Because I Love You (Elektrofachgeschäft Mix Short) 3:11
  10. Because I Love You (Elektrofachgeschäft Mix) 5:10
  11. Because I Love You (Rocco & Bass T's Jump Mix) 5:12
  12. Because I Love You (DJ Kaya Remix) 6:16
  13. Because I Love You (Flip & Fill Remix) 5.28

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[17] 58
German Singles Chart 72
German Dance Chart 1

Other versions

In 1992, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from his album "Soul Embrace."[18]

In 2002, German disc jockey and electronic music producer Marko Albrecht (mostly known as Mark 'Oh) covered this song in his single album "Because I Love You [Mark'Oh meets Digital Rockers]".

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1990-12-08
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 232. 
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Because I Love You (the Postman Song)", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary – Volume 53, No. 8, January 26, 1991". RPM Music Publications Ltd. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1418&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=sr78a9rnfm65dvl5kv3fqk6751. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  6. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 53, No. 8, January 26, 1991". RPM Music Publications Ltd. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1423&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=sr78a9rnfm65dvl5kv3fqk6751. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  7. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1991" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201991.pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  8. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  9. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  10. ^ a b Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved June 28, 2008)
  11. ^ 1991 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  12. ^ "Adult Contemporary – Volume 53, No. 8, December 21, 1991". RPM Music Publications Ltd. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1706&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=sr78a9rnfm65dvl5kv3fqk6751. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  13. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 55, No. 3, December 21, 1991". RPM Music Publications Ltd. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2024&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=sr78a9rnfm65dvl5kv3fqk6751. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  14. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  15. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  16. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  17. ^ Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  18. ^ "Soul Embrace overview". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r175140. 
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