Because of You (Ne-Yo song)  "Because of You" is a song by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. It was written by Ne-Yo, Mikkel S. Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen for his second studio album "Because of You" (2007), while production was helmed by Eriksen and Hermansen under their production moniker Stargate. The song served as the album's first single. It started radio play the week of March 27, 2007. Four other versions of the song have surfaced, one with an extended ending, one featuring rapper AC, S-One, Michael Jackson as well as Joe Budden. The official remix, however, features Kanye West. "Because of You" debuted on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 84 in March; it reached the top ten in May when it climbed from number 39 to number 5 in one week. The song has become his second-most successful song in the U.S., after his 2006 number-one hit "So Sick". By May the single had reached a peak at number 2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, behind only Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder". It also peaked at number 4 in the UK, becoming Ne-Yo's only lead single from an album in that country to not reach the top spot, until "Time of Our Lives" from "Non-Fiction". The beat used is somehow unique in the R&B style. The main melodic instruments include muted harpsichord and guitar, whilst the groove uses a bass/clap beat combined together. The groove is heavily influenced by the disco style guitar with delay. The bass/clap beat, mixed with harpsichord, gave listeners an initial impression of the song being a remix, with which the effect is typically associated. This type of beat would later appear in Ne-Yo's 2008 hit "Closer", which uses guitar with a bass/clap beat mixed with keyboard and chorus matching the vocals. The song was featured in the 2007 film "Are We Done Yet?". It also appears in "Grand Theft Auto IV"'s fictional Soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8. The song was performed during the second intermission of the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta. Ne-Yo was joined on the ice rink of Philips Arena by the Halftime Live marching band. Ne-Yo has stated that the song is a continuation from the 2006 single "Sexy Love".