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

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It is taken from her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988) and was the album's second single. Written and produced by Oliver Leiber, son of Jerry Leiber of Leiber and Stoller fame, it was released on August 2, 1988, via Virgin Records America in its remixed form. The parentheses "(It's Just)" was added to avoid confusion with Karyn White's "The Way You Love Me" which was also climbing the charts the same time. The track was initially a moderate success, peaking within the top ten of the US Hot Black Singles chart but stalled at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and alienated the little fanbase Abdul had built up from her debut single "Knocked Out". Following the release of the succeeding three singles from Forever Your Girl, all of which topped the Billboard Hot 100, the track was re-released on September 15, 1989, in its original version. This version peaked at number three, and became her longest charting single to date. The track had little success internationally. Composition The song is performed in the key of D minor with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. Abdul's vocals span from A3 to D5.http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0151150 Paula Abdul "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" Sheet Music in D Minor - Download & Print Oliver Leiber Musicnotes.com 20 July 2015 2017-10-13 Lyrically, the track "organizes diverse things that illustrate wealth and power by brand names" and how "material things are unimportant by comparison with the way he loves her."Butler Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications July 2001 Taylor & Francis 9781135635404 Critical reception Betty Hollars and John Martinucci of the Gavin Report responded favorably, calling it "one of the finer follow-ups" to "Knocked Out".Hollars Betty Martinucci John August 26, 1988 Urban — New Releases Gavin Report 17 1721 Their colleague Dave Sholin reviewed the 1989 reissue saying, "While not "new" in a handful of markets, the vast majority of stations didn't air it the first time around. Of course, the single that followed went "straight up" and the rest is history. Expect this second run at the chart to be more successful."Sholin Dave September 8, 1989 Personal Picks — Singles Gavin Report 56 1773 Cashbox reviewed positively writing that it has "sensational production value" that "elevates this funk rave-up."October 15, 1988 Single Releases: Feature Picks Cash Box New York, NY 12 LII 16 0006-2510 Chart performance "The Way That You Love Me" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles (now known as Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs) chart the week of September 10, 1988, at number 75. It reached a peak of number 10 on November 12, 1988, her second consecutive urban top ten hit following "Knocked Out". However, it stalled at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 75 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was re-released in September 1989, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 2011 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn Record Research and topped the Cash Box Top 100 the week of December 2, 1989.Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2014 Record Research It also reached number two on the Radio & Records CHR chart on December 2, 1989, behind Milli Vanilli's "Blame It on the Rain". In the United Kingdom, "The Way That You Love Me" was also Abdul's second single release following "Knocked Out" in 1988. It failed to chart the Top 100. "The Way That You Love Me" was re-released on November 13, 1989.November 11, 1989 New Singles Music Week 42 0265-1548 It became Abdul's least successful release charting at number 74 on the UK singles chart. Music video The song's first 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" "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 LP edit – 4:02 (re-released in 1989 used on Version 2 of video) 7" radio edit – 4:07 Single mix – 4:00 (Shorter version of 7", omits spoken part) 12" extended remix – 6:55 7" dub – 5:11 Houseafire Mix – 6:35 Housefire Edit – 4:42 Housefire Short Edit – 2:53 UK Remix – 5:44 7" Dance Edit – 5:03 Charts Weekly charts Original release Chart (1988)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)Ryan Gavin Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 2011 Moonlight Publishing Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia76US Billboard Hot 100https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1988-11-12 The Hot 100 Chart Billboard 88Billboarddanceclubplay 18 Paula Abdul true May 18, 2019Billboarddancesales 11 Paula Abdul true March 15, 2023Billboardrandbhiphop 10 Paula Abdul May 18, 2019 true US Cash Box Top 100 SinglesCash Box Top 100 Singles Cashbox 2 November 19, 1988 LII 21 0008-7289 New York, NY 75 US Top Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)Cash Box Top Black Contemporary Singles Cashbox 14 November 12, 1988 LII 20 0008-7289 New York, NY 8 US Urban Contemporary (Gavin Report)the Gavin Report: Urban Contemporary Gavin Report 20 November 4, 1988 1731 medicNote: The October 28 issue that "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" reached its peak position has not been archived; the peak for this week is derived from the "Last Week" position in the November 4 issue. 11 US Urban Contemporary (Radio & Records)November 11, 1988 The Back Page Radio & Records 112 1017212943 7 Re-release Chart (1989–1990)PeakpositionCanada Retail Singles (The Record)Lwin Nanda Nanda Lwin 2000 Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide Music Data Canada 18 1-896594-13-19Canada RPM 5 5020 true May 18, 2019 rpmNew Zealand 12 Paula Abdul (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me true January 28, 2025 "New Zealand"UK 74 Paula Abdul 1990-07-21 May 18, 2019 trueBillboardhot100 3 Paula Abdul true May 18, 2019US Cash Box Top 100 SinglesCash Box Charts: Top 100 Singles Cashbox 21 December 2, 1989 0008-7289 New York, NY LIII 211US Top 40 (Gavin Report)the Gavin Report – Top 40 Gavin Report 8 November 3, 1989 17814US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records)http://wweb.uta.edu./faculty/gghunt/charts/pabdul.html Paula Abdul chart history on the Radio & Records airplaychart February 27, 2017The Back Page – National Airplay Overview Radio & Records 88 November 24, 1989 8162 Year-end charts Chart (1989)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989 RPM December 23, 1999 November 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021000657/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 October 21, 2012 dead mdy-all84US Top 40 (Gavin Report)Top 40 1989 – Top 100 Gavin Report 19 December 15, 1989 178738US CHR (Radio & Records)Top 89 of '89 – CHR Radio & Records 64 December 15, 1989 81956Chart (1990)PositionUS Billboard Hot 100http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 Billboard Top 100 - 1990 2009-09-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 2009-07-06 86 References Category:1988 singles Category:1989 singles Category:Paula Abdul songs Category:Cashbox number-one singles Category:Music videos directed by David Fincher Category:Songs written by Oliver Leiber Category:Virgin Records singles Category:1988 songs Category:New jack swing songs