"Because" is a song by Irish band
Boyzone
Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show''. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Steph ...
, released in July 2018 as the second single from their final studio album ''
Thank You & Goodnight'', the band announced the news on their Twitter and Facebook official accounts. The song was released on 26 July 2018. The song is written by
John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist.
Early life and education
John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...
, Boyzone-member
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...
,
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
, and
Amy Wadge
Amy Victoria Wadge (born ) is an English singer and songwriter. She has co-written tracks with Ed Sheeran, including " Thinking Out Loud" for which she won the 2016 Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
Early life
Wadge was born and brought up i ...
. Keating reached out to Sheeran who sent the track to Boyzone.
Music video
The music video for the song was released on 26 July 2018, featuring the band, karaoke singing the lyric of the song on TV, in the TV, many people sang the lyrics, British musician Ed Sheeran also made a cameo appearance in the video.
Track listing
* Digital download
# "Because" - 2:46
Release history
References
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2018 singles
Boyzone songs
2018 songs
Songs written by Ronan Keating
Songs written by Ed Sheeran
Songs written by Amy Wadge
Songs written by John Shanks