oster . ▁Both ▁Warren ▁and ▁F oster ▁worked ▁with ▁D ion ▁on ▁her ▁previous ▁English - language ▁albums . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁dow nt em po ▁pop ▁ball ad , ▁and ▁its ▁lyr ics ▁revol ve ▁around ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁thank ing ▁a ▁loyal ▁loved ▁one ▁for ▁gu iding , ▁encourag ing , ▁and ▁protect ing ▁her ▁throughout ▁her ▁life , ▁and ▁making ▁her ▁who ▁she ▁is ▁today . ▁Warren ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁her ▁father . ▁" B ecause ▁You ▁L oved ▁Me " ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁film ▁Up ▁Close ▁& ▁Personal , ▁st arring ▁Robert ▁Red ford ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁P fe iffer . ▁However , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁film ' s ▁sound track . ▁" B ecause ▁You ▁L oved ▁Me " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁Fall ing ▁into ▁You ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Asia ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁issued ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁in ▁Australia ▁( A pril ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁Europe ▁( May ▁ 1 9 9 6 ), ▁after ▁" F alling ▁into ▁You ". ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁D ▁major ▁with ▁a ▁slow ▁tempo ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁be ats ▁per ▁minute . ▁ ▁D ion ' s ▁vocals ▁span ▁from ▁A 3 ▁to ▁E 5 ▁in ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁ch orus ▁is