"Because of You" is the fourth and final

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and third and final

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single from Marques Houston's debut album, '' MH''.

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."Official Charts Company - Marques Houston - Because Of You"
Chart Stats. Retrieved June 18, 2010. In the US, "Because of You" did only as well as " Pop That Booty" on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, just getting to 76. "Marques Houston Album & Song Chart History" ''Billboard''.

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. Retrieved June 18, 2010. It did better on

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, peaking at 23 there. "Marques Houston Album & Song Chart History" ''Billboard''.

. Retrieved June 18, 2010. "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

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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 ''

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'', or later albums have been released there.

Track listings

UK - CD

# "Because of You" (radio edit) # "Because of You" (album version)

UK - Vinyl

# "Because of You" (album version) # "Dirty Dancin'" (non album track) # "Because of You" (instrumental)

References

2004 singles Marques Houston songs 2003 songs {{2000s-R&B-song-stub