I’ll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men | Top 40 Chart Performance, Story and Song Meaning

Chart Performance: Pop (#1) R&B & Adult Contemporary (#1); 1994

Story Behind The Song By Ed Osborne

According to Billboard magazine, the Top 3 singles of the past 50 years are One Sweet Day, Macarena (bayside boys mix), and I’ll Make Love To You. But determining which one of these really deserves the top honor is somewhat complicated.

Macarena by Los Del Rio, for instance, sold the most copies: over four million to Day‘s two and Love‘s one. On the other hand, record buyers grabbed up 12 million plus copies of Boyz II Men’s II album, more than nine million of Mariah Carey’s Daylight LP (which included the hit singles), yet, less than one million of Los Del Rio’s long-player.

Plus, both Carey and Boyz II Men topped the Adult Contemporary chart. Now for the BIIM rump card: I’ll Make Love To You also reached #1 R&B (vs. #2 for One Sweet Day), capping a credible claim to the #1 rock era single honors. A trivia note: Boyz II men also sang with Mariah on One Sweet Day.

This content and all Song Meaning articles were created and written by Top 40 Contributing Editor Ed Osborne. © 2024 Ed Osborne. All Rights Reserved. In addition to these song meaning articles, Ed has written our “Year in Music 1960s-1990s” articles.

Produced by:

  • Babyface

Lyrics Written by:

  • Babyface

Awards:

  • “I’ll Make Love To You” won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy Award in 1995

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Ed Osborne

Hi. I got my first record at age two and never looked back, spending a decades-long career in radio and the music business. Even after years of reading about and listening to all types of music, I am still fascinated by it. Apart from that, I’m endlessly intrigued by art, nature, and the inner lives of people (and dogs).