Because of You (Ne-Yo album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	B^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
Robert Christgau	^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[8]
Stylus Magazine	C+^[9]
Yahoo! Music UK	^[10]

Because of You is the second studio album by American recording artist Ne-Yo, released on April 25, 2007 by Def Jam Recordings in the United States. It features guest contributions from rapper Jay-Z on "Crazy" and singer Jennifer Hudson on "Leaving Tonight". Because of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling over 250,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 74/100 from Metacritic.^[11] It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

The album has drawn mainly positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly magazine noting, "Indeed, the album is an unmistakable attempt to channel [Michael Jackson's early work such as "Off the Wall"]...and the effort often pays off beautifully...Ne-Yo's lithe falsetto puts the many others who've been labeled Jackson-esque to shame." PopMatters.com called the album "a masterpiece of a record" and praised the title track's blend of "upbeat modern-day funk tempo, beautifully melodic backdrop and love-sick (in a good way) vocals...[it's] the perfect lead single off an album that is filled with number-one hits".^[12] Slant Magazine also compared the album's sensual ballads to Janet Jackson.^[13]

Commercial performance

Because of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 251,000 copies on its first week of release.^[14] Because of You is Ne-Yo's second number-one album. The album has shipped one million units in the US. It has sold over 1,630,000 copies in the United States alone. It spawned four singles: "Because Of You", "Do You", "Can We Chill", and "Go On Girl". "Leaving Tonight" was released as a radio single.

The album won Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Because of You"	Shaffer Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen	StarGate, Ne-Yo^[a]	4:26
2.	"Crazy" (featuring Jay-Z)	Smith, Ron Feemster, Shawn Carter	Ron "Neff-U" Feemster	4:21
3.	"Can We Chill"	Smith, Eric Hudson	Eric Hudson, Ne-Yo^[a]	4:24
4.	"Do You"	Smith, Melvin Sparkman, Marcus Allen	The Heavyweights, Ne-Yo^[a]	3:48
5.	"Addicted"	Smith, Shea Taylor	Shea Taylor, Ne-Yo^[a]	3:46
6.	"Leaving Tonight" (featuring Jennifer Hudson)	Smith, Jerome Foster, Joe Davi, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pamela Moffett-Young	Knobody, Ne-Yo^[a]	5:15
7.	"Ain't Thinking About You"	Smith, Hudson	Eric Hudson, Ne-Yo^[a]	3:41
8.	"Sex With My Ex"	Smith, Taylor	Shea Taylor, Ne-Yo^[a]	3:39
9.	"Angel"	Smith, Reggie Perry	Syience, Ne-Yo^[a]	3:28
10.	"Make It Work"	Smith, Taylor	Shea Taylor, Ne-Yo^[a]	4:09
11.	"Say It"	Smith, Timothy Bloom	Timothy Bloom, Ne-Yo^[a]	4:41
12.	"Go On Girl"	Smith, Hermansen, Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund	StarGate, Ne-Yo^[a]	4:21

UK bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"That's What It Does"	Smith, Taylor	3:32

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"That's What It Does"	Smith, Taylor	3:32
14.	"Spotlight"	Smith, Hermansen, Eriksen	4:04

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
"Leaving Tonight" contains elements of "Baby Come Close" written by Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pamela Moffett-Young, and performed by Smokey Robinson.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Urban Albums Chart^[15]	39
Dutch Albums Chart^[15]	30
Irish Albums Chart^[15]	34
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart^[15]	34
Swiss Music Charts^[15]	49
UK Albums Chart^[15]	6
US Billboard 200^[16]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)^[18]	Gold	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[19]	Platinum	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)^[21]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne	Billboard 200 number-one album May 13, 2007 - May 19, 2007	Succeeded by Call Me Irresponsible by Michael Bublè

Release history

Region	Date
Japan	April 25, 2007
Australia	April 27, 2007
Europe	April 27, 2007
United Kingdom	April 30, 2007
United States	May 1, 2007
Canada	May 26, 2007
Sweden	May 26, 2007

References

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↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2007-04-22). "Because of You Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
↑ Kim, Serena (2007-04-29). "Tori's torn in pieces". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
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↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ne-Yo". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
↑ Sheffield, Rob (2007-05-14). "Ne-Yo: Because Of You : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
↑ Cinquemani, Sal (2007-04-29). "Ne-Yo: Because Of You". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
↑ Soto, Alfred (2007-05-09). "Ne-Yo - Because of You - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
↑ Britten, Anna (2007-04-30). "Ne-Yo - 'Because Of You'". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
↑ "Critic Reviews for Because Of You". Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
↑ PopMatters Music Review
↑ Cinquemani, Sal (2007-04-29). "Ne-Yo - Because Of You - Music Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
↑ HITS Daily Double
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ne-Yo - Because of You - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed September 20, 2008.
↑ The Billboard 200 - Because of You - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed September 20, 2008.
↑ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Because of You - Ne-Yo Billboard. Accessed September 20, 2008.
↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2007". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110724195817/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=62
↑ "British album certifications – Ne-Yo – Because of You". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Because of You in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "American album certifications – Ne-Yo – Because of You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

Ne-Yo

Discography Awards and nominations

Studio albums	In My Own Words Because of You Year of the Gentleman Libra Scale R.E.D. Non-Fiction

Compilation albums	Ne-Yo: The Collection

Singles	"Stay" "So Sick" "When You're Mad" "Sexy Love" "Because of You" "Do You" "Can We Chill" "Go On Girl" "Closer" "Miss Independent" "Mad" "Part of the List" "Never Knew I Needed" "Beautiful Monster" "Champagne Life" "One in a Million" "Think Like a Man" "Lazy Love" "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" "Don't Make Em Like You" "Forever Now" "Money Can't Buy" "She Knows" "Coming with You"

Featured singles	"Back Like That" "Sexual Healing" "Make Me Better" "Hate That I Love You" "Bust It Baby (Part 2)" "Finer Things" "Single" "Camera Phone" "She Got Her Own" "By My Side" "Knock You Down" "Baby by Me" "Angels Cry" "Super High" "Give Me Everything" "Turn All the Lights On" "Leave You Alone" "Let's Go" "Turn Around" "Play Hard" "Tonight" "Incredible" "Time of Our Lives" "Higher Place"

Promotional singles	"The Way You Move"

Filmography	"Save the Last Dance 2" "Stomp the yard" "Battle: Los Angeles" "Red Tails" "Good Deeds"

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