Ne Yo - Because Of You
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Topic: Ne Yo - Because Of You
Posted By: Pat Downey
Subject: Ne Yo - Because Of You
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 3:18pm
| "Because Of You" by Ne Yo shows up on the Now 25 cd with a running time of (3:44) and on the Ne Yo cd "Because Of You" it runs (4:25). Anyone have information on where this (3:44) edit comes from? |
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Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 8:20pm
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That should be the 3:44 "Remix Featuring Kanye West," which was the digital single version.
However, I don't know I'd call that the "hit version" -- doesn't look like the remix ever charted on the Hot Digital Tracks chart. Looks like the album mix was the main selling version. |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 9:07pm
| I don't listen to current Top 40 music much anymore, but each time I heard "Because of You" on my local rhythmic Top 40 station during the song's rise up the chart, it was the 4:25 album version. Prior to the release of Ne-Yo's Because of You album this past spring, I'm pretty sure the title track was offered as a pre-release download on I-Tunes in its album version form and that this is the version that propelled the song to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
Posted By: eriejwg
Date Posted: 13 August 2007 at 5:57pm
| My version from JonesTM Prime Cuts runs is labeled [Radio] and runs 3:46. |
Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 13 August 2007 at 8:17pm
| The version on Now 25 is not the remix featuring Kanye West. It could be the JonesTM prime cuts radio edit but would that be considered a true dj edit as it was not distributed by the record company involved? |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 5:47am
Pat, I have the Def Jam promo CD for this one and it is the (3:44) version that also appears on Now 25. I consider this the "official" version and it's not the remix w/Kanye West. |
Pat Downey wrote:Posted By: Pat Downey
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 5:55am
| Paul can you give us the complete information on this promo cd single such as listing all the tracks along with the various names of the edits such as "radio edit" and the running times? |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 6:53am
Def Jam 16708-2 1. Clean (3:44) 2. Instrumental (3:44) |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 7:44am
| That's interesting that the lead track running 3:44 on Paul Haney's promo CD single is listed as "Clean" because I've never heard anything that has struck me as "dirty" about the album version. Given all the gutteral language and debauchery that regularly infiltrates the airwaves with today's Top 40 lyrics, I'm surprised Def Jam felt the need to issue a "clean" edit for such a tame song like "Because of You". Anyone have some insight on this? |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 10:52am
Todd, I can't speak for the record company, but I'm guessing that because there are so many dirty versions of songs out there (but not in this case), that they wanted to be clear that this song is indeed "clean". |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 11:22am
| It should also be noted that the 12" commercial vinyl single (Def Jam 008678) is identical to the CD promo. |