(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me

"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"
Single by Paula Abdul
from the album Forever Your Girl
Released August 2, 1988
September 15, 1989 (re-release)
Format CD Maxi, 7" Single, 12" Maxi, Cassette
Recorded October, 1987[1]
Genre
Length 5:22
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Oliver Leiber
Producer(s) Oliver Leiber
Certification Gold (US)
Paula Abdul singles chronology
"Knocked Out"
(1988)
"The Way That You Love Me"
(1988)
"Straight Up"
(1988)

"Cold Hearted"
(1989)

"The Way That You Love Me" (re-release)
(1989)

"Opposites Attract"
(1989)

"The Way That You Love Me" is a 1988 Pop single by American singer Paula Abdul taken from her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written by Oliver Leiber.

Song information

In June 1988, Forever Your Girl was released, along with the follow-up single "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, "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).

Music video

The song's video was Abdul's first with director David Fincher in July 1988, 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 use again in her videos for "Straight Up", "Opposites Attract", and "Forever Your Girl".

A new video was made in August 1989 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"

  1. The Way That You Love Me - 12" remix
  2. The Way That You Love Me - 7" dub
  3. The Way That You Love Me - Houseafire mix

US cassette

  1. The Way That You Love Me - 7" Radio edit
  2. The Way That You Love Me - 7" dub

US promo/Euro 5"/3" CD singles

  1. The Way That You Love Me - 7" Radio edit
  2. The Way That You Love Me - 12" remix
  3. The Way That You Love Me - 7" dub
  4. The Way That You Love Me - Houseafire mix; on the Euro 3" single, this mix is faded early, at 2:53

Official Mixes

Chart performances

Weekly charts

Chart (1988–1990) Peak
position
Year
US Billboard Hot 100 88 1988
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 11 1988
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 18 1988
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 10 1988
US Billboard Hot 100 (re-issue) 3 1989
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay (re-issue) 2 1989
Canadian Singles Chart 54 1989
Canadian Singles Chart 2 (re-issue) 1990
UK Singles Chart 74 1989
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 76 1990

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 86

References

  1. Oliver Leiber : Songwriter Interviews
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.

External links

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