"The Way You Love Me" is the

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from American singer

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's 1988

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debut studio

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. Written and produced by Kenneth "

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" Edmonds, Antonio "

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" Reid and

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, this song was the first of White's four top-ten hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "The Way You Love Me" was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) on March 9, 1989.

Music video

The accompanying

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for "The Way You Love Me" was shot in

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in July 1988.

Track listing and formats

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

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chart, and at number five on the

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chart. It also reached number 42 on the

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Charts

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References

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