Because I Love You (The Postman Song)

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"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
Stevie b because I love you US cassette.jpg
Single by Stevie B
from the album Love & Emotion
B-side "Love Me for Life"
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1990
Genre Pop [1]
Length
  • 5:05 (album version)
  • 3:46 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Warren Allen Brooks
Producer(s) Stevie B
Stevie B singles chronology
"Love & Emotion"
(1990)
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
(1990)
"I'll Be by Your Side"
(1991)

"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (or simply titled "Because I Love You") is a song written by Warren Allen Brooks and performed by American singer, songwriter, and record producer Stevie B. It was released in September 1990 by LMR and RCA from his third album, Love & Emotion (1990). The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1990 and remained there for four consecutive weeks. It also spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song reached the top 10 in several countries worldwide, including Belgium and the Netherlands, where it peaked at number two. It received a gold certification in Australia and the United States. In August 2018, Billboard ranked the song the 71st-biggest hit in the history of the Hot 100.

Contents

Track listings

  1. "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) – 3:06
  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
  1. "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) – 3:06
  1. "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" – 5:00
  2. "Love Me for Life" – 5:16

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] Gold35,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Groove Coverage version

"Because I Love You"
Groove Coverage - Because I Love You Remix.jpg
Single by Groove Coverage
from the album Greatest Hits
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2007
Length3:08
Label
  • Zeitgeist (Universal)
  • Suprime:Music
Songwriter(s) Warren Allen Brooks
Producer(s)
  • Axel Konrad
  • Ole Wierk
Groove Coverage singles chronology
"21st Century Digital Girl"
(2006)
"Because I Love You"
(2007)
"Innocent"
(2010)

"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 song's bridge.

Charts

Chart (2007–2008)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [36] 58
Germany (Official German Charts) [37] 72

Other versions

In 1991, Hong Kong singer Alex To and Hacken Lee covered this song in Cantonese. In 1992, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from his album Soul Embrace. [38]

In 1999, American-German singer Ray Horton covered the song on his album "First Time" and released the song as a single. The song was re-released in 2012 as digital download by Booya Records.

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

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