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Because You Love Me
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Wikipedia article
'"Because You Love Me"' is a song written by Kostas and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in October 1999 as the fifth and final single from her album 'I'm Alright'. The song peaked at number 8 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number 11 on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Singles. It also peaked at number 53 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 making it a minor crossover hit.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine, reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song reminds everybody that she is "equally capable of wringing every drop of tender emotion from a power ballad." She calls the lyric a "well-written treatise on the impact love can have on a life, and Messina wraps her voice around the sentiment and carries it like a beloved flag."'Billboard', October 23, 1999 - Vol. 111, No. 43
Music video
The music video was directed by Lawrence Carroll and premiered in October 1999.
Chart performance
"Because You Love Me" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 23, 1999.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Jo Dee Messina songs
Category:Songs written by Kostas (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by John Scott Sherrill
Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore
Category:Song recordings produced by Tim McGraw
Category:Curb Records singles
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