"Because of You" is a popular song. It was written by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson in 1940. It was used in the 1951 movie I Was an American Spy.

A 1951 recording by Tony Bennett (Columbia Records catalog number 39362, recorded April 4, 1951) was the first major hit for him, reaching number one on the Billboard magazine charts and staying there for 10 weeks. A cover version by Johnny Desmond reached seventeen at the same time. The song was also covered that year by Gloria DeHaven (Decca catalog number 27666) and by Louis Armstrong (Decca catalog number 27816). Also in 1951, Tab Smith released an R&B instrumental version which hit number one on the R&B charts, and number twenty on the pop charts . Jimmy Velvet 1958, recorded at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. This was the flip side of "Blue Velvet".

In 1961 a recording was made by Connie Francis. In 1967 a recording was made by Chris Montez, whose version peaked at number seventy-one on the pop charts.