The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1990 and remained there for four consecutive weeks.

The song reached the top 10 in several countries worldwide, including Belgium and the Netherlands, where it peaked at number two.

"Because I Love You" is the first single from German trance group Groove Coverage's Greatest Hits album.

In 1991, Hong Kong singer Alex To and Hacken Lee covered this song in Cantonese.

In 2002, German disc jockey and electronic music producer Marko Albrecht (mostly known as Mark 'Oh) covered this song on his single album Because I Love You: Mark'Oh meets Digital Rockers.