Because of You (Marques Houston song)
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"Because of You" is the fourth and final United States
and third and final United Kingdom
single from Marques Houston's
debut album, MH
.
" on the Billboard Hot 100
, just getting to 76. It did better on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
, peaking at 23 there.
"Because of You" was also the first single from Marques Houston to feature a B-side
; the song "Dirty Dancin'" had not been previously released and was only featured on the vinyl
version of the UK single.
this was the third and final single to be released by Houston in the UK
as no singles from his Naked
, Veteran
, or later albums have been released there.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and third and final United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
single from Marques Houston's
Marques Houston
Marques Barrett Houston is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx until 2002, he went solo in 2003. He is also the cousin of J-Boog, former member of the R&B/Hip-Hop group B2K....
debut album, MH
MH (Marques Houston album)
MH is the debut solo album of American R&B artist Marques Houston, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was first released in the U.S. on October 21, 2003 and was then re-released in Japan April 13, 2004 with a bonus track...
.
Performance
The single did not fare nearly as well as Houston's previous singles in the UK, where it missed the top forty but managed to peak inside the top seventy-five at number fifty-one. In the US, "Because of You" did only as well as "Pop That BootyPop That Booty
"Pop That Booty" is the third US and second UK single from Marques Houston's debut album, MH. The video and single features a guest appearance from Jermaine Dupri. It is the third track on MH album....
" 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...
, just getting to 76. It did better on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, peaking at 23 there.
"Because of You" was also the first single from Marques Houston to feature a B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
; the song "Dirty Dancin'" had not been previously released and was only featured on the vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
version of the UK single.
this was the third and final single to be released by Houston in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as no singles from his Naked
Naked (Marques Houston album)
Naked is the second studio album of American R&B artist, Marques Houston, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was released in the U.S. on May 24, 2005 and is available as a clean version and a parental advisory version...
, Veteran
Veteran (album)
Veteran is the third studio album of American R&B artist Marques Houston, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was released in the U.S. on March 20, 2007 and is available as a standard version, as well as a Circuit City Exclusive version and a Target Exclusive version...
, or later albums have been released there.
Music video
The video just shows him enjoying nature life, hanging around the city, and with the women in the bedroom.UK - Vinyl
- "Because of You" (album version)
- "Dirty Dancin'" (non album track)
- "Because of You" (instrumental)