The two are again shown sharing a kiss after he lifts her out of the pool. After he arrives, she displays seductive moves in the pool as he takes photos of her. He leaves with shoes but no socks on, intending on slipping his feet into the pool. As she falls asleep, he receives a call from the girl he met at the club, asking him to join her as a clip of her diving in a steamy pool is shown. In the next scene, Ne-Yo is shown in the bedroom with his girlfriend. The scene ends with her leaving as he rinses his face with water in regret. He decides to follow her into the bathroom, and there the two share a passionate kiss. The first scene features Ne-Yo turning up to a club with his girlfriend, played by Camila Alves (real life Wife of Actor Matthew McConaughey).Īt the club, as she invites him to dance, a girl (played by La'Shontae Heckerd) brushes past him and is shown to express a seductive look. Ne-Yo throughout the video echoes dance moves popularized by Michael Jackson.
The video has garnered over 140 million views on YouTube. A small clip of the video has also been shown on TRL. The song's music video, directed by Melina Matsoukas and Costume Designed by June Ambrose premiered on Access Granted on March 14, 2007, a sneak preview having previously been shown on BET. Ne-Yo has stated that the song is a continuation from the 2006 single " Sexy Love". Ne-Yo was joined on the ice rink of Philips Arena by the Halftime Live marching band. The song was performed during the second intermission of the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta. It also appears in Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional Soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8. The song was featured in the 2007 film Are We Done Yet?. 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 bass/clap beat, mixed with harpsichord, gave listeners an initial impression of the song being a remix, with which the effect is typically associated. The groove is heavily influenced by the disco style guitar with delay.
The main melodic instruments include muted harpsichord and guitar, whilst the groove uses a bass/clap beat combined. The beat used is somehow unique in the R&B style. 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. 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". The song has become his second-most successful song in the U.S., after his 2006 number-one hit " So Sick". "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 official remix, however, features Kanye West. 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.