"Because" is a song by Australian R&B recording artist

Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and subseq ...

. Written by Michael "Fingaz" Mugisha, Mauboy and Dion Howell, "Because" was released as the fourth single from Mauboy's debut album '' Been Waiting'' on 12 June 2009. The song is about a past relationship of Mauboy's and she has stated that it is her favourite song off the album. "Because" peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the

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(ARIA).

Background and chart performance

"Because" was written by Jessica Mauboy, Dion Howell and Michael "Fingaz" Mugisha, and was mixed by

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. Mauboy revealed that it is a break-up song about an ex-boyfriend of hers. She told ''

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'', "at the time it happened, I couldn't talk to anyone about it. But definitely writing it just made me feel really free." Mauboy has stated that "Because" is her favourite track off the album. "Because" debuted and peaked at number nine on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Mauboy's third top ten single on the chart. It spent 11 weeks in the ARIA top fifty and was certified gold by the

(ARIA) for selling 35,000 copies.

Music video

The music video for "Because" was directed by Mike Corte and David Murrell, and premiered on

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on 29 May 2009. The video opens with a drop of water evaporating from a large puddle then quickly cuts to a portrait shot of Mauboy looking towards the camera as she sings the lines, "It's all because." The next scene displays Mauboy standing on a thin layor of shallow water with pages of text individually floating in the air. Rain kicks in as it pours down on Mauboy and reoccurs throughout the video. The portrait shot also keeps recurring along with many objects falling into a puddle of water, such as a vase, a photo of Mauboy and her ex-boyfriend, and an ink container. Mauboy worked with stylist Michael Azzollini to create an ultra-glam Beyoncé-inspired look for the video.

Track listing

*CD single # "Because" (Radio Edit) – 4:17 # "That Girl" – 4:10 *Digital EP # "Because" (Radio Edit) – 4:17 # "That Girl" – 4:10 # "Do It Again" – 4:13

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certification

Release history

References

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