Because I Love You (The Postman Song)

"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

• 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

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.

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

1. Stevie B
2. List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1990
3. Love & Emotion
4. Because I Love You
5. The Postman (film)
6. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1991
7. The Guest (soundtrack)
8. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1990s
9. Freestyle music
10. List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1991
11. I'll Be by Your Side
12. J-Wave
13. List of UK top-ten singles in 1991
14. List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1990
15. Please Mr. Postman (album)
16. 1990 in music
17. Horizon (The Carpenters album)
18. Freedom! '90
19. The Marvelettes
20. List of songs recorded by Madonna