- I'll Make Love to You
Infobox Single
Name = I'll Make Love to You
Artist =Boyz II Men
from Album = II
Released =1994
Format = CD Single
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:04
Label =Motown
Writer = Babyface
Producer = Babyface
Certification =Platinum
Last single = "Let It Snow"
(1993)
This single = "I'll Make Love to You"
(1994)
Next single = "On Bended Knee "
(1994)"I'll Make Love to You" is a
1994 number-one hit single by R&B groupBoyz II Men for theMotown label. The song, which was written byBabyface , was the lead single from their second album "II". As the lead single raced up the charts, it was at number one on theBillboard Hot 100 for fourteen weeks, fromAugust 27 toNovember 26 1994 . The song set a record for the most weeks at number one at the time (tied withWhitney Houston 's "I Will Always Love You " from late1992 to early1993 ). This record was later broken by "One Sweet Day ", a collaboration between Boyz II Men andMariah Carey , which remained at #1 on the Hot 100 for sixteen weeks. "I'll Make Love To You" also topped the U.S. R&B and adult contemporary charts 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 twoAmerican Music Award s for Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single.The song is featured on the video game
Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 .The song ranks at #17 on "Billboard's All Time Top 100." [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-20.shtml]
Charts
Track listing
European CD Single
#"I'll Make Love To You (Pop Edit)" (3:49)
#"I'll Make Love To You (Instrumental)" (5:39)Parodies and Pop Culture
*Main characters, Shawn and Gus of USA Network's
Psych , played byJames Roday andDulé Hill respectively, perform the song during the end credits of the episode "Shawn vs. The Red Phantom" with Juliet (Maggie Lawson ) on background vocals.External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqU2WXKcUb0 "I'll Make Love To You" music video] at
YouTube
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