I Love the Way You Love Me

"I Love the Way You Love Me"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album Life's a Dance
Released	March 1, 1993
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	4:01
Label	Atlantic
Writer(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)

"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a song written by Victoria Shaw and Chuck Cannon, and recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. It was released in March 1993 as the second single from his debut album, Life's a Dance. The song reached the top of the 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]

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

"I Love the Way You Love Me"
Single by Boyzone
from the album Where We Belong
Released	23 November 1998
Genre	Pop
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon
Producer(s)	Steve Mac, David 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 & David 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

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
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14]	1
Norway (VG-lista)[15]	16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[16]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	43
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[19]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	400,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

References

1. ACMs – Previous Winners – Song of the Year
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" Billboard Hot 100 for John Michael Montgomery.
4. "John Michael Montgomery – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for John Michael Montgomery.
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. Enter I Love the Way You Love Me in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Click Search
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. "Musicline.de – Boyzone Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
12. Irishcharts.ie
13. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boyzone search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
14. "Charts.org.nz – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Top 40 Singles.
15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". VG-lista.
16. "Archive Chart: 1998-11-29". Scottish Singles Top 40.
17. "Swedishcharts.com – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Singles Top 100.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Boyzone – I Love the Way You Love Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved November 23, 2008)
20. "British single certifications – Boyzone – I love the way you love me". British Phonographic Industry. Enter I love the way you love me in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics