Be My Lover
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Be My Lover
| "Be My Lover" | ||||
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| Single by La Bouche | ||||
| from the album Sweet Dreams | ||||
| B-side | Remix | |||
| Released |
March 3, 1995 September 30, 1995 (USA) |
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| Format | CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi | |||
| Recorded | September 1994 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Writer(s) | Melanie Thornton, Uli Brenner, Gerd Amir Saraf, Lane McCray | |||
| Producer | Frank Farian, Uli Brenner, Gerd Amir Saraf | |||
| Certification | Silver (France) Gold (US) 2x Platinum (AUS) |
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| La Bouche singles chronology | ||||
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- For the La Toya Jackson album, see "Be My Lover (La Toya Jackson album)".
"Be My Lover" is the title of a song recorded by German Eurodance group La Bouche. It was released in March 1995 as the second single from their album, Sweet Dreams.
It is one of their biggest hits alongside their other major hit "Sweet Dreams". This song was dubbed into many megamix tracks and has had remix versions. It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It also topped the American dance chart for two weeks in December 1995 and hit number one in Australia.
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In the media
The song was played in the 1995 Brazilian soap opera A Próxima Vítima, in the 1997 movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, in the 1998 movie A Night at the Roxbury, in the 1999 movie Earthly Possessions, in an episode of the sitcom Step by Step. It was also spoofed as "One Zero 001" on the computers-themed episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy and used in Audition Online Dance Battle as a song. It can be vaguely heard in the background in the "World's Greatest Dick" episode of the 3rd Rock from the Sun, in the Gay Bar that Sally and Harry walk into at the beginning of the episode.
In 2003, the song was covered by Hysterie.
Track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Be My Lover".[1]
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Charts and sales
Peak positions
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End of year charts
Certifications
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Chart successions
| Preceded by "Back for Good" by Take That |
German number-one single May 26, 1995 - June 16, 1995 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Mief!" by Die Doofen |
| Preceded by "Se på mej" by Johansen |
Swedish number-one single May 26, 1995 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "'74-'75" by The Connells |
| Preceded by "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Nicki French |
Canadian RPM Dance Chart number-one single August 21, 1995 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" by Scatman John |
| Preceded by "Reach" by Lil' Mo' Yin Yang |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single December 23, 1995 - December 30, 1995 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Beautiful Life" by Ace of Base |
References
- ^ "La Bouche — "Be My Lover"". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/La-Bouche-Be-My-Lover/release/918598. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Be My Lover", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
- ^ Canada Dance peak position
- ^ Canada peak position
- ^ "La Bouche singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/La+Bouche/single. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
- ^ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1995.htm Hit parade Italia] (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1995" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201995.pdf. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Be My Lover", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
- ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
- ^ "1995 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/1995_single.asp. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
- ^ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1995
- ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
- ^ "1995 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1995. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1996. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Be My Lover')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Be+My+Lover&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=unchecked. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
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