I Love the Way You Love Me

"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a song recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery from his debut album, Life's a Dance (1992). It was written by Victoria Shaw and Chuck Cannon, and released in March 1993 as the album's second single. The song reached the top of the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It became Montgomery's first number-one single and was named Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.[1]

"I Love the Way You Love Me"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album Life's a Dance
Released	March 1, 1993
Genre	Country
Length	4:01
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon
Producer(s)	Doug Johnson
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"Life's a Dance" (1992) "I Love the Way You Love Me" (1993) "Beer and Bones" (1993)
Music video
"I Love the Way You Love Me" on YouTube

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993.

Chart positions

"I Love the Way You Love Me" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 13, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	60
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	7
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	9

Boyzone version

Before Boyzone made the song a worldwide hit it was previously recorded by Mr.Big lead vocalist Eric Martin.

"I Love the Way You Love Me"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Where We Belong
Released	23 November 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon
Producer(s)	Steve Mac, Rose & Foster
Boyzone singles chronology
"No Matter What" (1998) "I Love the Way You Love Me" (1998) "When the Going Gets Tough" (1999)

"I Love the Way You Love Me" was covered by the Irish boyband Boyzone. It was released on 23 November 1998 as the fifth single from their third album, Where We Belong. The song has received a gold certification for shipping of 400,000 units in the UK.[7] The song became popular after its inclusion in an episode of EastEnders. "I Love the Way You Love Me" was re-produced by Steve Mac for its single release, with the album version being produced by Rose & Foster.

Track listing

• CD single (CD1)

1. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon)
2. "Waiting for You" (Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Stephen Gately)
3. "Let the Message Run Free" (Ronan Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan)

• CD single (CD2)

1. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Shaw, Cannon) – 3:48
2. "Grease Medley" ("Grease" by Barry Gibb; "Greased Lightnin'" by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey; "Summer Nights" by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey; "You're the One That I Want" by John Farrar) (Live from Wembley) – 10:13
3. "No Matter What" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman) (Live from Wembley) – 5:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998-1999)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9]	36
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10]	7
Germany (Official German Charts)[11]	50
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13]	24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]	39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15]	1
Norway (VG-lista)[16]	16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	43
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[20]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21]	47

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Gold	400,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Winners - John Michael Montgomery". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0963." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 29, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
3. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
6. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
7. "British certifications – I Love the Way You Love Me". British Phonographic Industry. Type I Love the Way You Love Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
8. "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
9. "Ultratop.be – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
10. Eurochart peak
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
12. Irishcharts.ie Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boyzone" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Boyzone – I Love The Way You Love Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
15. "Charts.nz – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Top 40 Singles.
16. "Norwegiancharts.com – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". VG-lista.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Singles Top 100.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
20. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved November 23, 2008)
21. "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
22. "New Zealand single certifications – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
23. "British single certifications – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type I Love the Way You Love Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics