I Love the Way You Love Me

{{Infobox song

| name = I Love the Way You Love Me

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = John Michael Montgomery

| album = Life's a Dance

| released = {{start date|1993|3|1}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 4:01

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon

| producer = Doug Johnson

| prev_title = Life's a Dance

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Beer and Bones

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|OEhzwvVo6x8|"I Love the Way You Love Me"}}}}

}}

"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a song recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery from his debut album, Life's a Dance (1992). It was written by Victoria Shaw and Chuck Cannon, and released in March 1993 as the album's second single. The song reached the top of the US 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.acmcountry.com/winners?term=John+Michael+Montgomery&name=wsearch&wsort=name&wdir=ASC |title=Winners – John Michael Montgomery |publisher=Academy of Country Music |access-date=January 7, 2019 }} In 2024, Montgomery's son, Walker, released a cover version of his father's song.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Brennen |title=John Michael Montgomery's Son, Walker, Releases Cover Of His #1 Hit "I Love the Way You Love Me" and It's Crazy How Identical They Sound |url=https://countrychord.com/john-michael-montgomerys-son-walker-releases-cover-of-his-1-hit-i-love-the-way-you-love-me-and-its-crazy-how-identical-they-sound/ |website=Country Chord |date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=September 19, 2024}}

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (1993) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|Canadacountry\|1\|chartid=0963\|publishdate=May 29, 1993\|access-date=August 5, 2013}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|60\|artist=John Michael Montgomery}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcountrysongs\|1\|artist=John Michael Montgomery}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

Chart (1993)

!Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2327&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2327.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2327|title=The RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|date=December 18, 1993|access-date=August 5, 2013}}

|align="center"|7

US Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-country-songs|title=Best of 1993: Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=1993|access-date=August 5, 2013}}

|align="center"|9

Boyzone version

{{Infobox song

| name = I Love the Way You Love Me

| cover = Boyzone I Love The Way You Love Me.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Boyzone

| album = Where We Belong

| released = {{start date|1998|11|23}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-11-21.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=November 21, 1998|access-date=July 13, 2021}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:06

| label = Polydor

| writer =

| producer = Steve Mac

| prev_title = No Matter What

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = When the Going Gets Tough

| next_year = 1999

}}

"I Love the Way You Love Me" was covered by the Irish boyband Boyzone. It was released on November 23, 1998, as the fifth single from their third album, Where We Belong (1998). The song has received a gold certification in the UK, where it charted at number two, and in New Zealand, where it topped the RIANZ Singles Chart for two weeks. "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 & Foster.

=Track listings=

UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=I Love the Way You Love Me|others=Boyzone|year=1998|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=563 199-2}}

"I Love the Way You Love Me" {{small|(Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon)}}
"Waiting for You" {{small|(Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Stephen Gately)}}
"Let the Message Run Free" {{small|(Ronan Keating, Ray Hedges, Martin Brannigan)}}

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=I Love the Way You Love Me|others=Boyzone|year=1998|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=563 201-2}}

"I Love the Way You Love Me" {{small|(Shaw, Cannon)}}
"Grease Medley" (live from Wembley) {{small|(Barry Gibb, Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, John Farrar)}}
"No Matter What" (live from Wembley) {{small|(Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman)}}

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=I Love the Way You Love Me|others=Boyzone|year=1998|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Polydor Records|id=563 198-4}}

"I Love the Way You Love Me" {{small|(Shaw, Cannon)}}
"Waiting for You" {{small|(Harding, Curnow, Gately)}}

=Personnel=

Personnel are lifted from the By Request album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=By Request|title-link=By Request (Boyzone album)|others=Boyzone|year=1999|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=Polydor Records|id=547 599-2}}

Victoria Shaw – writing
Chuck Cannon – writing
Paul Gendler – acoustic guitars
Frizzy Karlsson – electric guitars
Steve Mac – piano, production, mixing
Chris Laws – drums, engineering
Richard Niles – string arrangement
Robin Sellars – mix engineering

=Charts=

==Weekly charts==

Chart (1998–1999) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|Flanders\|28\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|36\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-12-12.pdf\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=15\|issue=50\|page=10\|date=December 12, 1998\|access-date=December 31, 2020}} \|align="center"\|7
Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-02-06.pdf\|title=EHR Top 40\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=16\|issue=6\|date=February 6, 1999\|page=24\|access-date=April 10, 2024}} \|align="center"\|29
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite web\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=37\|author=Pennanen, Timo (2021)\|title="Boyzone". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960-30.6.21 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 37\|access-date=July 2, 2024}} \|align="center"\|20
{{single chart\|Germany\|50\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me\|songid=3860\|access-date=April 3, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|2\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me\|access-date=December 31, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|24\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|39\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love The Way You Love Me\|access-date=June 15, 2018}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|1\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|16\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|2\|date=19981205}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|17\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|43\|artist=Boyzone\|song=I Love the Way You Love Me}}
{{single chart\|UK\|2\|date=19981205\|access-date=December 31, 2020}}

==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable"
Chart (1998) !Position
UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine\|title=Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100\|magazine=Music Week\|page=7\|date=January 16, 1999}} \|align="center"\|40

class="wikitable"

Chart (1998)

!Position

UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|page=7|date=January 16, 1999}}

|align="center"|40

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Chart (1999) !Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html\|title=Jaarlijsten 1999\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|language=nl\|access-date=May 11, 2022}} \|align="center"\|190
New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1999-12-31\|title=End of Year Charts 1999\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|access-date=December 4, 2017}} \|align="center"\|47

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Chart (1999)

!Position

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1999|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|access-date=May 11, 2022}}

|align="center"|190

New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1999-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1999|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 4, 2017}}

|align="center"|47

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Boyzone|title=I Love the Way You Love Me|award=Gold|relyear=1999|id=1999-04-02|source=newchart|access-date=November 20, 2024|certyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Boyzone|title=I Love the Way You Love Me|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|id=3125-1728-1|access-date=December 31, 2020}}

References

Category:1992 songs

Category:1993 singles

Category:1998 singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Boyzone songs

Category:John Michael Montgomery songs

Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by David Foster

Category:Song recordings produced by Doug Johnson (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Chuck Cannon

Category:Songs written by Victoria Shaw (singer)