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"The Way You Love Me"
Single by Karyn White
from the album Karyn White
B-side"Love on the Line"
ReleasedAugust 15, 1988
Recorded1988
Genre New jack swing [1]
Length4:56 (Album Version)
3:45 (Single Version)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Karyn White singles chronology
"True Confessions"
(1987) 		"The Way You Love Me"
(1988) 		" Superwoman"
(1989)

"The Way You Love Me" is the lead single from American singer Karyn White's 1988 self-titled debut studio album. Written and produced by Kenneth " Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio " L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons, this song was the first of White's four top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] "The Way You Love Me" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 9, 1989. [3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "The Way You Love Me" was shot in Los Angeles in July 1988.

Track listing and formats

7-inch vinyl single (USA, Germany)
  1. The Way You Love Me (Edit) – 3:45
  2. Love on the Line – 4:05
12-inch vinyl single (UK)
  1. The Way You Love Me (12" Club Mix) – 6:40
  2. The Way You Love Me (12" Hype Remix) – 7:27
  3. Love on the Line – 4:05
12-inch vinyl single (UK)
Mini CD (Germany)
  1. The Way You Love Me (Paul Simpson Remix) – 6:50
  2. The Way You Love Me (Simp-House Dub) – 5:08
  3. The Way You Love Me (Paul Simpson 7" Remix) – 4:34
12-inch vinyl single (USA, Germany)
  1. "The Way You Love Me" (12" Hype Remix) – 7:27
  2. "The Way You Love Me" (Love Dub #1) – 5:25
  3. "The Way You Love Me" (Love Dub #2) – 3:48
  4. "The Way You Love Me" (12" Hype Remix Edit) – 3:41
  5. "The Way You Love Me" (12" Club Mix) – 6:40
  6. "The Way You Love Me" (Instrumental) – 5:20

Chart performance

The single peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales chart, and at number five on the Dance Club Songs chart. [2] It also reached number 42 on the UK Singles Chart. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [5] 3
UK Singles ( Official Charts Company) 42
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard) 5
US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
United States (Billboard) [6] [7] 64

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2022). "Point of No Return Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Karyn White's Billboard singles history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Karyn White – The Way You Love Me - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  4. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  5. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 50, 1988". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 101 (51): Y-22. December 23, 1989.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Karyn White – The Way You Love Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
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