I'll Make Love to You
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"I'll Make Love to You" is a 1994 number-one hit single
by R&B group Boyz II Men
for the Motown label. The song, which was written by Babyface, was the lead single from their second album II
. It was at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
for 14 weeks, from August 27 to November 26, 1994. The song set a record for the most weeks at number one at the time (tied with Whitney Houston
's "I Will Always Love You
" from late 1992 to early 1993). This record was later broken by "One Sweet Day
", a collaboration between Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
, which remained at #1 on the Hot 100 for 16 weeks. "I'll Make Love to You" also topped the U.S. R&B
and adult contemporary
charts (respectively for nine and three weeks) in 1994
, and the single went Top 5 in the United Kingdom
.
A platinum-selling single, "I'll Make Love to You" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
and two American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single.
The song ranks at #17 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.
In 1994 the song sold 1,627,000 copies in USA.
US Maxi-CD http://www.discogs.com/Boyz-II-Men-Ill-Make-Love-To-You/release/227403
recorded a cover from his album "City Speak".
official channel / VEVO
official channel (Air of the 37th Grammy Awards ceremony on CBS
)
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by R&B group Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
for the Motown label. The song, which was written by Babyface, was the lead single from their second album II
II (Boyz II Men album)
II is the second studio album by boy band Boyz II Men, released in August 1994 on Motown Records. It contained the #1 singles "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee", the latter of which replaced the former at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making the group the third artist to replace...
. It was at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
for 14 weeks, from August 27 to November 26, 1994. The song set a record for the most weeks at number one at the time (tied with Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
's "I Will Always Love You
I Will Always Love You
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...
" from late 1992 to early 1993). This record was later broken by "One Sweet Day
One Sweet Day
"One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and the members of Boyz II Men: Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary. "One Sweet Day" was produced by Carey and Afanasieff for...
", a collaboration between Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, which remained at #1 on the Hot 100 for 16 weeks. "I'll Make Love to You" also topped the U.S. R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
and adult contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts (respectively for nine and three weeks) in 1994
1994 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
, and the single went Top 5 in the United Kingdom
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
A platinum-selling single, "I'll Make Love to You" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances...
and two American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single.
The song ranks at #17 on Billboard's All Time Top 100.
In 1994 the song sold 1,627,000 copies in USA.
Music video
The music video features a woman and a man. The man, whose name is Dwayne, installs a security system in the woman's house. She later invites him to have a drink, but he's busy. It turns out that she really likes him, likewise as he likes her too. While reading the letter, he begins to slowly take off his clothes, right at the moment in the song where the lyrics say he should. In the end, he writes her a letter, she receives it and reads it: it is a love letter, with the song lyrics.Track listing
European Single- "I'll Make Love To You (Pop Edit)" (3:49)
- "I'll Make Love To You (Instrumental)" (5:39)
US Maxi-CD http://www.discogs.com/Boyz-II-Men-Ill-Make-Love-To-You/release/227403
- I'll Make Love To You (Pop Edit) 3:49
- I'll Make Love To You (LP Version) 4:07
- I'll Make Love To You (Instrumental)5:39
- I'll Make Love To You (Acapella) 4:49
Peak positions
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 20 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary | 1 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 49 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 50 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
See also
- Hot 100 number-one hits of 1994 (USA)Hot 100 number-one hits of 1994 (USA)This is a list of the U.S.A. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1994. The longest running number-one single of 1994 is "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men, which logged 14 weeks at number-one, tying the song with "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston for the most weeks at number-one...
- R&B number-one hits of 1994 (USA)R&B number-one hits of 1994 (USA)These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1994:-Chart history:-Chart comparisons:*Three songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart...
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1994 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1995 (U.S.)
Parodies and pop culture
- Main characters, Shawn and Gus of USA Network's PsychPsychPsych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
, played by James RodayJames RodayJames Roday is an American actor and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.-Personal life:...
and Dulé HillDulé HillKarim Dulé Hill is an American actor and tap dancer. He is best known for his roles as personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and as pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych...
respectively, perform the song during the end credits of the episode "Shawn vs. The Red Phantom" with Juliet (Maggie LawsonMaggie LawsonMargaret "Maggie" Lawson is an American actress who is best known for her role as Juliet O'Hara in the TV show Psych...
) on background vocals. - The lyrics "I'll make love to you like you want me to / And I'll hold you tight, baby, all" are sung by a group of penguins in the animated film "Happy FeetHappy FeetHappy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released...
" (2006). - The song is featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution Volume 2.
- Jenna mentions she is going to sing a duet of this song with her mother Verna in the episode of 30 Rock30 Rock30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
named after her. - Sung by Donnovan "DJ" Bennett as part of a singing competition against Sid Seixeiro featured in an episode of Tim and Sid: Uncut on The Score Satellite Radio
- Featured in a scene on the movie Can't Hardly WaitCan't Hardly WaitCan't Hardly Wait is a 1998 American teen comedy film written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. It stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, and is notable for a number of "before-they-were-famous" appearances by various...
(1998).
Cover versions
In 1996, saxophonist Richard ElliotRichard Elliot
Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophone player.He was a member of the funk band Tower of Power playing tenor sax for 5 years during the 1980s. He also worked on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 album "Take Me All The Way". His solo career took off when he remade the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man...
recorded a cover from his album "City Speak".
External links
/ VEVOVevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
official channel / VEVO
Vevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
official channel (Air of the 37th Grammy Awards ceremony on CBS
CBS
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)