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singer

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from his debut album, '' Life's a Dance'' (1992). It was written by Victoria Shaw and

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, and released in March 1993 as the album's second single. The song reached the top of the US ''

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chart. It became Montgomery's first number-one single and was named Song of the Year by the

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Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993.

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Boyzone version

"I Love the Way You Love Me" was covered by the Irish

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. It was released on November 23, 1998, as the fifth single from their third album, '' Where We Belong'' (1998). The song has received a gold certification in the UK, where it charted at number two, and in New Zealand, where it topped the

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for two weeks. "I Love the Way You Love Me" was re-produced by

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for its single release, with the album version being produced by Rose & Foster.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "I Love the Way You Love Me" # "Waiting for You" # "Let the Message Run Free" UK CD2 # "I Love the Way You Love Me" # "Grease Medley" (live from Wembley) # " No Matter What" (live from Wembley) UK cassette single # "I Love the Way You Love Me" # "Waiting for You"

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the '' By Request'' album booklet. * Victoria Shaw – writing * Chuck Cannon – writing * Paul Gendler – acoustic guitars * Frizzy Karlsson – electric guitars *

– piano, production, mixing * Chris Laws – drums, engineering *

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– string arrangement * Robin Sellars – mix engineering

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References

{{Authority control 1992 songs 1993 singles 1998 singles Atlantic Records singles Boyzone songs John Michael Montgomery songs Number-one singles in New Zealand Polydor Records singles Song recordings produced by David Foster Song recordings produced by Doug Johnson (record producer) Songs written by Chuck Cannon Songs written by Victoria Shaw (singer)