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Because I Love You (The Postman Song)

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"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
Single by Stevie B
from the album Love & Emotion
B-side"Love Me for Life"
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1990
GenrePop[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.

Track listings

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

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Groove Coverage version

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"Because I Love You"
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

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

Other versions

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: Stevie B's "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)". Stereogum. Retrieved December 15, 2023. There's nothing overtly spiritual about "Because I Love You"... [Brooks] hid his true intentions in plain sight: "I turned it into a pop song"...There's a long history of great pop songs about sending and receiving love letters...it's hard for me to imagine anyone remembering "Because I Love You" as "The Postman Song
  2. ^ "Stevie B. – Because I Love You (The Postman Song)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "Stevie B. – Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1423." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1414." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 12. March 23, 1991. p. 33. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Stevie B.". Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 23. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stevie B". Irish Singles Chart.
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  15. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 22. June 1, 1991. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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  19. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. December 8, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  20. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. January 19, 1991. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "1991 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  23. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved April 12, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  24. ^ "RPM 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved April 12, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  25. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  26. ^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  27. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  30. ^ "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. January 11, 1992. p. 20.
  31. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1991". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  32. ^ "1991 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-36. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  33. ^ "Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-20. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  34. ^ "The Biggest Hits of All: The Hot 100's All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  35. ^ "American single certifications – Stevie B. – Because I Love You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  36. ^ "Groove Coverage – Because I Love You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  37. ^ "Groove Coverage – Because I Love You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  38. ^ "Soul Embrace overview". Allmusic.com.
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