"" (; "It must be because I love you") is a song by Italian

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group , released in 1981 as the lead single from their ninth studio album, . It became one of their biggest hits.

History

The song was released in February 1981 on Baby Records and premiered live at the 31st edition of the

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in 1981. The song featured also on the album . The song was included in the musical score of

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's '' An Impudent Girl'' (1985), and in Italy the film was subsequently released as . The song has been used in several movie soundtracks, among others the 2003 French horror film ''

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'' and ''

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'', Sweden's submission to the

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(2020).

Track listing

# "" – 3:09 # "" – 3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

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Thalía version

The Spanish cover "" is the second

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from

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's studio album (2008). The song was written by Dario Farina,

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, Luis Gómez Escolar and

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and produced by

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. "" was released only as a radio single across Latin America. Despite not having a music video and virtually no promotion, the song became a moderate hit. Also, in some cases managed higher positions at airplays than "" which was fully promoted. "" is Thalía's last official single released by EMI music.

Track listing

Official Versions #"" (album version) – 2:41

Chart performance

Other cover versions

* 1981: – "" (Costa Rica) * 1982:

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– "" (Sweden) * 1982:

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– "" (Denmark) * 1982: Mighty Band – "" (Sweden) * 1983:

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– "" (Puerto Rico) * 1985: Alain Jomy in French for the soundtrack of drama film '' An Impudent Girl'' * 1987: Triky a Povery - "Hej, hola, zpívej si sám" (Czechoslovakia) * 1991: Collage – "" (Canada) * 2001:

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– "" (Czech Republic) * 2003:

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– "" (remix) * 2003:

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feat.

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– "" (''

'' soundtrack) * 2007: Picazzo – "" (Norway) * 2008:

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– "" (Germany)Musik - Diana Sorbello Fanclub
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– "" (Mexico) *2018: DJ Matrix & Matt Joe feat.

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– "" * 2024: Jóhanna Guðrún & Sverrir Bergmann – "" (Iceland) * 2024:

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– "Du, Du, Du" (Switzerland)

References

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History

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Thalía version

Track listing

Chart performance

Other cover versions

See also

References