Love Me for a Reason
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"Love Me for a Reason" is a song by The Osmonds
, and released in 1974. Twenty years later, Boyzone
covered the song. Both versions were successful, reaching the top ten of the charts in many countries.
and produced by Mike Curb
, "Love Me for a Reason" was The Osmonds' last top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart, reaching #10; it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In the UK it fared even better, spending three weeks at the top in August 1974. The original version by Johnny Bristol from the 1974 album "Hang On In There Baby" was released as a single on MGM, but The Osmonds version received all the kudos.
in 1994, becoming their breakthrough single in the UK, reaching #2 on the UK singles chart in December that year. It was the 20th biggest selling boyband single of the 90's in the UK. The song was the 19th best selling single of 1994 in the UK. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 400,000 copies in the UK.
UK CD2 (Limited Edition Digipak w/Poster)
Japanese CD single
The Osmonds
The Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...
, and released in 1974. Twenty years later, Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
covered the song. Both versions were successful, reaching the top ten of the charts in many countries.
Original song
Written by Johnny BristolJohnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol , was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
and produced by Mike Curb
Mike Curb
Michael Curb is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR and IRL race car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979-1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr...
, "Love Me for a Reason" was The Osmonds' last top ten hit 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...
singles chart, reaching #10; it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In the UK it fared even better, spending three weeks at the top in August 1974. The original version by Johnny Bristol from the 1974 album "Hang On In There Baby" was released as a single on MGM, but The Osmonds version received all the kudos.
Peak positions
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart | 39 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 10 |
Certifications
Boyzone version
The song was revived by BoyzoneBoyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
in 1994, becoming their breakthrough single in the UK, reaching #2 on the UK singles chart in December that year. It was the 20th biggest selling boyband single of the 90's in the UK. The song was the 19th best selling single of 1994 in the UK. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 400,000 copies in the UK.
Track listings
UK CD1 (Jewel Case)- "Love Me for a Reason" — 3:41
- "Daydream Believer" — 3:06
UK CD2 (Limited Edition Digipak w/Poster)
- "Love Me for a Reason" — 3:41
- "Daydream Believer" — 3:06
Japanese CD single
- "Love Me for a Reason" — 3:39
- "Daydream Believer" — 3:07
- "Working My Way Back to You" — 7:08
- "Father and Son" — 2:40
Weekly charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
1 |
| UK Singles Chart 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 ... |
2 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 8 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
12 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
7 |
| German Singles Chart | 47 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 16 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 28 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 15 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
| Australian Singles Chart | 48 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 28 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart (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.... Year-End) |
19 |
| Chart (1995) | Position |
| Dutch Top 40 | 34 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 45 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 42 |