(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me
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" The Way That You Love Me" written by Oliver Leiber is Paula Abdul
's second single, taken from the album Forever Your Girl
.
", her record company, Virgin Records, gave her the green light to finish the rest of her debut album. In June 1988, Forever Your Girl was released, along with the followup single "(Its Just) The Way That You Love Me". Virgin and Abdul's producers felt that it was necessary to remix the song for its single release, hence the addition of (It's Just) to the song's title. The song failed to attract much attention, despite its dance-pop remix, and it further alienated the small R&B fan base that "Knocked Out" had generated. The song stalled at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
In the UK, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" was also Abdul's second single release, following "Knocked Out" in 1988. It failed to chart in the Top 100, although after the success of "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl
" and the rerelease of "Knocked Out" in 1989, this song was also rereleased but it was not a success. It charted at #86 on 25 November 1989, going on to peak at #74 the following week, becoming Abdul's least successful single in the UK.
In the autumn of 1989 in the US, "The Way That You Love Me" was rereleased in its original edit. This time, it became a huge success, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
on December 2, 1989, blocked from the top by Milli Vanilli
's "Blame It On The Rain
".
It was subsequently included as the demonstration song on several Casio
keyboards (e.g. CT-670 ToneBank Keyboard).
, who would later direct her most successful videos. It consisted of Abdul dancing and singing with male dancers at a photo shoot, while expensive product shots were flashed in and out. It also featured Abdul's first tap dancing sequence, which she would go on to use even more notably in her follow up video, "Straight Up".
A new video was made with the same director and theme for the single's rerelease. It consisted of less dancing and more interaction between Abdul and her material world.
US cassette
US promo/Euro 5"/3" CD singles
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
's second single, taken from the album Forever Your Girl
Forever Your Girl
Forever Your Girl is the debut album from singer Paula Abdul. It was released on June 13, 1988 and took 64 weeks from its release to hit number one on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, the longest an album has been on the market before hitting number one. The album was eventually certified seven...
.
Song information
After the moderate success of Abdul's first single, "Knocked OutKnocked Out
"Knocked Out" is the first song Paula Abdul Recorded and the first single, released in 1988 from the album Forever Your Girl. It was written by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons and produced in early 1988 by the former two.-Song information:...
", her record company, Virgin Records, gave her the green light to finish the rest of her debut album. In June 1988, Forever Your Girl was released, along with the followup single "(Its Just) The Way That You Love Me". Virgin and Abdul's producers felt that it was necessary to remix the song for its single release, hence the addition of (It's Just) to the song's title. The song failed to attract much attention, despite its dance-pop remix, and it further alienated the small R&B fan base that "Knocked Out" had generated. The song stalled at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
In the UK, "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" was also Abdul's second single release, following "Knocked Out" in 1988. It failed to chart in the Top 100, although after the success of "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl
Forever Your Girl (song)
"Forever Your Girl" is a 1989 hit song by Paula Abdul, taken from the album of the same name. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber.After the success of "Straight Up", Virgin Records quickly released another single to satisfy the public's newfound interest in Paula Abdul...
" and the rerelease of "Knocked Out" in 1989, this song was also rereleased but it was not a success. It charted at #86 on 25 November 1989, going on to peak at #74 the following week, becoming Abdul's least successful single in the UK.
In the autumn of 1989 in the US, "The Way That You Love Me" was rereleased in its original edit. This time, it became a huge success, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
on December 2, 1989, blocked from the top by Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a pop/dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988, visually fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The group's debut album achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on Feb. 21, 1990. Milli Vanilli became one of the most...
's "Blame It On The Rain
Blame It on the Rain
"Blame It on the Rain" is a song recorded by Milli Vanilli and written by hitmaker Diane Warren. Released during the summer of 1989, it became their last Billboard Hot 100 number one hit before their scandal broke out. The club mix version of the song was included on the "All or Nothing "Blame It...
".
It was subsequently included as the demonstration song on several Casio
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
keyboards (e.g. CT-670 ToneBank Keyboard).
Video
The song's video was Abdul's first with director David FincherDavid Fincher
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
, who would later direct her most successful videos. It consisted of Abdul dancing and singing with male dancers at a photo shoot, while expensive product shots were flashed in and out. It also featured Abdul's first tap dancing sequence, which she would go on to use even more notably in her follow up video, "Straight Up".
A new video was made with the same director and theme for the single's rerelease. It consisted of less dancing and more interaction between Abdul and her material world.
Track listings and formats
US 12"- The Way That You Love Me - 12" remix
- The Way That You Love Me - 7" dub
- The Way That You Love Me - Houseafire mix
US cassette
- The Way That You Love Me - 7" Radio edit
- The Way That You Love Me - 7" dub
US promo/Euro 5"/3" CD singles
- The Way That You Love Me - 7" Radio edit
- The Way That You Love Me - 12" remix
- The Way That You Love Me - 7" dub
- The Way That You Love Me - Houseafire mix; on the Euro 3" single, this mix is faded early, at 2:53
Official mixes
- Album version 5:21
- 7" Radio edit/remix 4:07/4:00 - Keith Cohen/Steve Beltran; shorter version omits spoken intro
- 12" extended remix 6:55 - as above
- 7" dub 5:11 - as above
- Houseafire mix/edit 6:35/4:42 – as above
- UK remix
- Drums All the Way mix
- Single Version - 3:32
Peak positions
| Chart | Peak position |
Year |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
88 | 1988 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... |
11 | 1988 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 18 | 1988 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 10 | 1988 |
| US Billboard Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... (re-issue) |
3 | 1989 |
| US Billboard Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Airplay The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard... (re-issue) |
2 | 1989 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 54 | |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 (re-issue) | |
| UK Singles Chart | 74 | 1989 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |