You Must Love Me (1996)

FORMATS: 7" Vinyl, Cassette Single, CD Single

HISTORY AND NOTES:
"You Must Love Me" was the first single released from the motion picture Evita, which starred none other than Madonna.

Only 3 physical formats were released, all of which featured a unique version of "You Must Love Me" with an intro that was not on the Album Version. The B-Side was the soundtrack cut "Rainbow High".

It's impressive that such a short, simple song like "You Must Love Me" received the success that it did. True, the song only peaked at #18 on the Hot 100, but it lingered on the chart for a full 20 weeks and was also certified Gold. “You Must Love Me” would go on to win both the 1997 Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song. It has yet to appear on one of Madonna's greatest hits albums.

CERTIFICATION: Gold


TRACKLISTINGS:

7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
A You Must Love Me (Single Version)
B Rainbow High (Album Version)

CD Single
1. You Must Love Me (Single Version)
2. Rainbow High (Album Version)


CHARTS:

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: November 16, 1996
Peak Date: November 23, 1996
Peak Position: #18
Week-by-week Rundown: 22-18-18-21-24-30-28-24-23-27-28-33-32-40-45-49-60-68-76-81-// (20 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 29, 1997

The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: November 23, 1996 (the week that “You Must Love Me” peaked at #18)
1. BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre “No Diggity”
2. Celine Dion “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”
3. Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart”
4. Merril Bainbridge “Mouth”
5. Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage “Nobody”
6. Ginuwine “Pony”
7. Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever”
8. No Mercy “Where Do You Go”
9. Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”
10. Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jef “This Is For The Lover In You”

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: November 16, 1996
Peak Date: January 25, 1997
Peak Position: #14
Week-by-week Rundown: 24-18-17-18-20-22-19-19-18-15-14-15-16-20-26-29-38-50-61-NC-NC-68-70-// (21 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: April 19, 1997

Note: NC=Did not chart that week

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: October 26, 1996
Peak Date: November 2, 1996
Peak Position: #25
Week-by-week Rundown: 56-25-29-28-27-35-42-58-75-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: December 21, 1996

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Debut Date: November 9, 1996
Peak Date: December 1, 1996
Peak Position: #15
Week-by-week Rundown: 24-19-16-15-15-16-19-19-23-NC-26-25-25-24-29-// (14 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 15, 1997

Note: NC=Did not chart that week

TOP 40 MAINSTREAM
Debut Date: November 2, 1996
Peak Date: November 23, 1996
Peak Position: #23
Week-by-week Rundown: 32-26-24-23-27-31-// (6 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: December 7, 1996

ADULT TOP 40
Debut Date: November 2, 1996
Peak Date: November 30, 1996
Peak Position: #23
Week-by-week Rundown: 33-26-25-24-23-27-29-29-35-40-// (10 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: January 4, 1997

HOT 100 RECURRENT SINGLES
Debut Date: April 5, 1997
Peak Date: April 5, 1997
Peak Position: #26
Week-by-week Rundown: 26-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: April 5, 1997