Because ( the Dave Clark Five song ) - wikipedia Because ( the Dave Clark Five song ) `` Because '' Single by The Dave Clark Five from the album American Tour Released August 1964 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1964 Genre Pop rock Length 2 : 23 Label Columbia ( UK ) Capitol ( Canada ) Epic ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Dave Clark Producer ( s ) Adrian Clark The Dave Clark Five singles chronology `` Ca n't You See That She 's Mine '' ( 1964 ) `` Because '' ( 1964 ) `` Everybody Knows ( I Still Love You ) '' ( 1964 ) `` Ca n't You See That She 's Mine '' ( 1964 ) `` Because '' ( 1964 ) `` Everybody Knows ( I Still Love You ) '' ( 1964 ) `` Because '' is a song by The Dave Clark Five, recorded in 1964 from their album American Tour. Originally the B - side to `` Ca n't You See That She 's Mine '' in the United Kingdom, `` Because '' was released as a single in the United States and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Julian Lennon released a version of the song which peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Critical reception 3 Other versions 4 Track listing 5 Chart performance 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 References Background and release `` Because '' was written with the intention of being the Dave Clark Five 's fifth US single, but the band 's label, Epic Records, was initially resistant, believing the ballad strayed too far from the hit - making formula that had proven successful with the band 's previous upbeat singles. In May 1964, the song was released in the UK as the B - side to `` Ca n't You See That She 's Mine ''. Clark insisted that `` Because '' be released as an A-side in the US, and Epic eventually agreed. The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number sixty in August, and peaked six weeks later at number three. `` Because '' became the band 's fifth US single to sell more than one million copies. In Canada, the song reached number three on RPM magazine 's singles chart. Critical reception In a review for the single, Billboard described `` Because '' as a `` warmly romantic ballad... that should keep ( The Dave Clark Five ) on the chart. '' Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said the song `` was on about the same melodic level as all but the best of the early Beatles ' compositions. '' Unterberger complimented the track 's harmony vocals and chord changes, and felt the song `` proved that the band had a more subtle dimension than was evident from the stomping hits that were their main diet. '' Other versions The Supremes recorded a version of `` Because '' on the group 's A Bit of Liverpool ( 1964 ), a tribute album dedicated to music of the British Invasion. Julian Lennon recorded the song for the soundtrack to Dave Clark 's 1986 musical Time. Released as a single in 1985, Lennon 's version reached number 40 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 8 on the Belgium Singles Chart. Track listing 7 '' Vinyl ( US, Canada ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Because '' ( Dave Clark 2 : 23 2. `` Theme Without a Name '' Davidson 2 : 05 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1964 ) Peak position Canadian Singles Chart New Zealand ( Lever ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box Top 100 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1964 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 64 References ^ Jump up to : Unterberger, Richie. `` ' Because ' - Song Review ''. Allmusic ( Rovi Corporation ). Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ Ryan, Thomas ( 1995 ). American Hit Radio : A History of Popular Singles from 1955 to the Present. Rocklin, Calif. : Prima Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7615 - 0230 - 2. Jump up ^ `` ' Billboard ' Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 76 ( 31 ) : 22. 1964 - 08 - 01. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ `` ' Billboard ' Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 76 ( 37 ) : 22. 1964 - 09 - 12. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ Murrells, Joseph ( 1984 ). Million Selling Records ( 1st ed. ). London : Batsford. p. 190. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7134 - 3843 - 7. ^ Jump up to : `` RPM 100 ''. RPM. RPM Music Publications Ltd. 2 ( 3 ). 1964 - 09 - 14. ISSN 0315 - 5994. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Singles Reviews ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 76 ( 30 ) : 14. 1964 - 07 - 25. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ Strong, Martin C. ( 2002 ). The Great Rock Discography ( 6th ed. ). Edinburgh : Canongate Books. p. 1040. ISBN 978 - 1 - 84195 - 312 - 0. Jump up ^ `` Julian Lennon - ' Because ' ''. Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Julian Lennon - Because ''. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 17 September 1964 Jump up ^ `` The Dave Clark Five Album & Song Chart History ''. Billboard ( Nielsen Company ). Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 08 / 29 / 64 ''. Cashbox Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Top Records of 1964 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 77 ( 1 ) : 6. 1965 - 01 - 02. ISSN 0006 - 2510. The Dave Clark Five ( DC5 ) Dave Clark Mike Smith Lenny Davidson Rick Huxley Denis Payton Songs `` I Knew It All the Time '' `` Do You Love Me '' `` Glad All Over '' `` Bits and Pieces '' `` Stay '' `` Ca n't You See That She 's Mine '' `` Any Way You Want It '' `` Because '' `` I Like It Like That '' `` Catch Us If You Can '' `` Over and Over '' `` You Got What It Takes '' `` You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby '' `` Everybody Knows '' `` Loving You '' UK albums A Session with The Dave Clark Five Catch Us If You Can Everybody Knows 5 by 5 = GO ! If Somebody Loves You Good Old Rock n ' Roll Dave Clark and Friends US albums Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five Return ! American Tour Coast to Coast Weekend in London Having a Wild Weekend I Like It Like That Try Too Hard Satisfied with You 5 by 5 You Got What It Takes Everybody Knows UK compilations Greatest Hits The Best of the Dave Clark Five 25 Thumping Great Hits Glad All Over Again The Hits US compilations The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five 's Greatest Hits More Greatest Hits History of The Dave Clark Five Related articles Discography Catch Us If You Can Book : The Dave Clark Five Julian Lennon Studio albums Valotte The Secret Value of Daydreaming Mr. Jordan Help Yourself Photograph Smile Everything Changes Singles `` Too Late for Goodbyes '' `` Valotte '' `` Because '' `` Saltwater '' `` Lucy '' `` Someday '' Related articles Albums / songs Dave Clark 's Time : Original Soundtrack Mike Batt 's The Hunting of the Snark Mr. Holland 's Opus -- Soundtrack People / artists John Lennon Cynthia Lennon Sean Lennon Yoko Ono Phil Ramone Mark Spiro Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Because_(The_Dave_Clark_Five_song)&oldid=832362524 '' Categories : 1964 singles The Dave Clark Five songs The Supremes songs Julian Lennon songs Columbia Graphophone Company singles Capitol Records singles Epic Records singles 1964 songs Songs written by Dave Clark ( musician ) Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from April 2014 Use British English from April 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Norsk Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 25 March 2018, at 14 : 53 ( UTC ). 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