The Reason Is You
"The Reason Is You" is a song by German singer and actress Nina Gerhard. She used to sing on several singles by German Eurodance music project Captain Hollywood Project, like "More and More" and "Only with You", before she went solo in 1994 with her frontname 'Nina'. Written by Nosie Katzmann, "The Reason Is You" was released in 1994 as the first single from her debut album, Dare!. It peaked at number two in both Belgium and Spain, and was a top-20 hit in Denmark and Iceland. Due to the popularity of the song in Spain and Belgium, it was re-released in May 1995. It was also released with Spanish vocals. Two different music videos were produced for the song; one of them was filmed in Venice, Italy. German photographer and filmmaker Ralf Schmerberg photographed the photo used on the cover of the single.
Chart performance
The single enjoyed some success in Europe, peaking at number-two in Belgium. In Denmark, it became a top-20 hit, peaking at number 20 in January 1995. In Iceland, it was even more successful, peaking at number 16 in February. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "The Reason Is You" reached its highest position as number 83. It did not chart in the UK.In Spain, the song reached its second highest chart position in Europe, as number two. It entered the Spanish singles chart at number eight, and the following weeks it climbed to number four, three, and four again, before peaking at number two. Then it dropped to number five, seven, and nine, before leaving the chart. Some weeks later it re-appeared at number 18 and also at number 19, with some weeks in between. It was held off reaching number-one by Ororo's cover version of "Zombie" by The Cranberries.
Track listing
- CD maxi, Germany
- "The Reason Is You" — 4:00
- "The Reason Is You" — 6:10
- "The Reason Is You" — 5:15
- "The Reason Is You" — 6:30
- "Save My Life" — 3:15
- CD maxi, Europe
- "The Reason Is You" — 3:35
- "The Reason Is You" — 4:10
- "The Reason Is You" — 6:10
- "The Reason Is You" — 6:20
- "The Reason Is You" — 6:30