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Because I Love You (The Postman Song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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 Stevie B. It 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 ten 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
'CD single'
# "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (radio edit) 3:46
# "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) 3:06
'CD maxi'
# "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (radio edit) 3:46
# "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) 3:06
# "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" 5:00
# "Love Me for Life" 5:16
'7" single'
# "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (radio edit) 3:46
# "Love Me for Life" (radio edit) 3:06
'12" maxi'
# "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" 5:00
# "Love Me for Life" 5:16
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
Groove Coverage version
"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.
Versions
#Because I Love You (Radio Version) 3:09#Because I Love You (Radio Version With Synth) 3:37
#Because I Love You (Pop Mix) 3:08
#Because I Love You (Club Mix Short) 3:45
#Because I Love You (Extended Mix) 6:19
#Because I Love You (Club Mix) 5:22
#Because I Love You (Bootleg Mix Short) 3:20
#Because I Love You (Bootleg Mix) 5:37
#Because I Love You (Elektrofachgeschft Mix Short) 3:11
#Because I Love You (Elektrofachgeschft Mix) 5:10
#Because I Love You (Rocco & Bass T's Jump Mix) 5:12
#Because I Love You (DJ Kaya Remix) 6:16
#Because I Love You (Flip & Fill Remix) 5.28
Charts
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'.
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
*List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1991
References
Category:Songs about occupations
Category:1990 singles
Category:1990 songs
Category:2007 singles
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:Groove Coverage songs
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Soul ballads
Category:Stevie B songs
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