Label Motown | ||
Released September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22) Recorded Chung King Studios, New York City, NY
Murlyn Studios, Stockholm, Sweden Genre Teen pop, R&B, dance-pop Length 4:58 (Main version)
3:53 (Radio version) Writer(s) Anders Bagge, Arntor Birgisson, Christian Karlsson, and Patrick Tucker | ||
"Because of You" is a 1998 song by 98 Degrees, released as the second single from their album 98 Degrees and Rising. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum in December 1998. The album version of the song was featured on the 1999 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 2.
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Music video
The video directed by Wayne Isham takes place in San Francisco, where it follows a girl holding a postcard of the Golden Gate Bridge, while looking around the city by bus, taxi and trolley. The boys are seen on billboards. They are also seen on the beach, in a garden of flowers, and on the Golden Gate Bridge. The video utilized a special visual effect that combined quick zooming and morphing, an effect Isham had used in a previous video for Will Smith and would use in later music videos for Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, NSYNC, and Metallica.
Track listings and formats
- "Because of You" (radio version) – 3:55
- "True to Your Heart" (album version) – 4:15
- "Because of You" (album version) – 4:55
- "Was It Something I Didn't Say" – 5:02
- "Because of You" (Hex Hector Remix Radio Edit 2) – 3:36
- "Because of You" (Kano Dub) – 7:02
- "Because of You" (Video CD-ROM) - 3:55
- "Because of You" (radio version) – 3:55
- "Don't Stop the Love" - 4:33