The success of the single is prompted by the fact that at the time it did not feature on any album and so was very much a unique M People track. Only Take That sold more singles in their native UK. "How Can I Love You More?" not only marked the start of M People's breakthrough, but was the first of four consecutive Top 10 singles in 1993. This turned the Northern Soul classic into an even bigger dance release. So after four introductory previous Top 40 singles from Northern Soul-" Colour My Life", "How Can I Love You More?", " Someday" and " Excited"-Manchester DJ Sasha produced and remixed new instrumental over Heather's original vocals from the 1991 original classic, keeping the original piano break. The song continued to be a real hit with fans that record label Deconstruction decided it should have another chance to be released. The band had also been trialling their songs out on the road playing at various small venues across the UK, particularly Northern England and "How Can I Love You More?" was turning out to be a favourite track when performed live as a classic Northern Soul number with a clear groove and Heather's gutsy vocals. The band's core members, Mike Pickering and Paul Heard, had been working on the parent album and various tracks which featured a variety of different lead singers, including Mark Bell (who would go on to duet with Heather Small on hit single " Don't Look Any Further" on the next album). This single became the first official cut from the album ahead of its release in 1991. When M People formed at the end of 1990, they had released " Colour My Life" as a limited edition White label to acclaim from both critics and colleagues as well as being heavily rotated on dancefloors. The song was a bigger hit and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
The single was first released in 1991 peaking at number 29 and then re-released on 25 January 1993 with several new remixes. It was written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard, and produced by M People.
" How Can I Love You More" is the debut single from British band M People taken from their debut album, Northern Soul.