I'll Make Love to You

"I'll Make Love to You"
Single by Boyz II Men
from the album  II 
Released July 26, 1994 (1994-07-26)
Format CD
Genre R&B
Length 4:04
Label Motown
Writer(s) Babyface
Producer(s) Babyface
Certification Platinum
Boyz II Men singles chronology
"Let It Snow"
(1993)		 "I'll Make Love to You"
(1994)		 "On Bended Knee"
(1994)
Music sample
"I'll Make Love to You"

"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.

Reception

The single was a massive commercial success. It held the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, from August 27 to November 26, 1994. At the time, the song tied a record for the most weeks at number one that had been set by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" in late 1992 and early 1993. Boyz II Men would later break their own record in 1996 with "One Sweet Day", a collaboration with Mariah Carey, which remained at number one on the Hot 100 for 16 weeks beginning in December 1995. "I'll Make Love to You" also topped the U.S. R&B and adult contemporary charts for nine and three weeks, respectively, in 1994. It sold 1,627,000 copies domestically, earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over one million copies.[1][2] It also peaked at number 5 in the United Kingdom.

"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. It ranks at number 19 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 Songs.[3]

Music video

The music video featured a woman and a man. The man, whose name is Duane, 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. Duane Martin was also featured in the music video.

Track listing

European single

  1. "I'll Make Love To You (Pop Edit)" (3:49)
  2. "I'll Make Love To You (Instrumental)" (5:39)

UK CD single / US maxi-CD[4]

  1. I'll Make Love To You (Pop Edit) 3:49
  2. I'll Make Love To You (LP Version) 4:07
  3. I'll Make Love To You (Instrumental) 5:39
  4. I'll Make Love To You (Acapella) 4:49

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position[5]
Australian Singles Chart 1
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 7
Brazilian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 10
Finnish Singles Chart[7] 12
French Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 20
Irish Singles Chart 7
New Zealand Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 5
Scottish Singles Chart[8] 12
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 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[9] 3
End of year chart (1995) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 50

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 3

All-time charts

Chart (1958–2013) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 19

See also

Parodies and pop culture

Cover versions

In 1996, saxophonist Richard Elliot recorded a cover version from his album City Speak.[12][13]

References

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