Because It's Love

"Because It's Love"
"Because It's Love"
Single by The Kelly Family
from the album Growin' Up
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Pop; folk;
Length	3:43
Label	KEL-Life
Songwriter(s)	The Kelly Family
Producer(s)	Kathy Kelly; Paddy Kelly;
The Kelly Family singles chronology

"Because It's Love" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly as the lead single for their eleventh studio album Growin' Up (1997) and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy. The CD single contains an inedit version of "Sweetest Angel" sung by Barby Kelly, which was also featured on The Kelly Family's next album, From their Hearts (1998).

Track listings

Maxi single^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Because It's Love"	3:42
2.	"Sweetest Angel"	3:36
3.	"I'll Send You a Letter"	2:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[2]	11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	2
Germany (GfK)^[4]	3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[1]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	90
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	60
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	66

References

^ ^a ^b "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

External links

KellyFamily.de — official site

[swi-1] "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_The_Kelly_Family-2] "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[sc_Austria_The_Kelly_Family-3] "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

[sc_Germany_The_Kelly_Family-4] "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 31, 2018.

[sc_Dutch40_-5] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Kelly_Family-6] "The Kelly Family – Because It's Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

[7] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

[8] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[9] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

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v t e The Kelly Family
Adam Angelo Barbara Ann Barby Caroline Dan Daniel Jimmy Joey John Kathy Maite Maribel Michael "Paddy" Patrick Patricia Paul
Studio albums	The Kelly Family (1979) Wonderful World! (1981) Honest Workers (1991) Wow (1993) Over the Hump (1994) Christmas for All (1995) Almost Heaven (1996) Growin' Up (1997) From Their Hearts (1998) La Patata (2002) Homerun (2004) We Got Love (2017) 25 Years Later (2019)
Singles	"An Angel" "Why Why Why" "Roses of Red" "First Time" "I Can't Help Myself" "Every Baby" "Gott Deine Kinder" "Fell in Love with an Alien" "Nanana" "When the Boys Come into Town" "Because It's Love" "One More Song"
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