Be My Lover

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"Be My Lover"
Single by La Bouche
from the album Sweet Dreams
Released October 30, 1995
Format CD
Recorded 1994
Genre House music, Techno, Eurodance, Hi-NRG
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)
La Bouche singles chronology
"Falling in Love"
(1994)		 "Be My Lover"
(1995)		 "Sweet Dreams"
(1996)
For the La Toya Jackson album, see "Be My Lover (La Toya Jackson album)".

"Be My Lover" is a 1995 song by the band La Bouche. 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 #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It also topped the American dance chart for two weeks in December of 1995 and hit number one in Australia.

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[edit] 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 TV 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.

[edit] Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Be My Lover".[1]

CD maxi 1
  1. "Be My Lover" (radio edit) — 3:58
  2. "Be My Lover" (club mix 135 BPM) — 5:28
  3. "Be My Lover" (trance mix 150 BPM) — 6:35
  4. "Do You Still Need Me" — 3:35
CD maxi - U.S.
  1. "Be My Lover" (club mix) — 6:26
  2. "Be My Lover" (Spike club mix) — 8:54
  3. "Be My Lover" (Hi-NRG mix) — 5:46
  4. "Be My Lover" (Alex goes to Cleveland mix) — 5:06
  5. "Be My Lover" (Doug Laurent classic mix edit) — 4:07
12" maxi - U.S., UK, Ireland
  1. "Be My Lover" (Spike club mix) — 8:54
  2. "Be My Lover" (club mix) — 6:26
  3. "Be My Lover" (Spike dub) — 8:21
  4. "Be My Lover" (Hi-NRG mix) — 5:46
12" maxi - Europe
  1. "Be My Lover" (club mix) — 5:28
  2. "Be My Lover" (house mix) — 4:26
  3. "Be My Lover" (trance mix) — 6:35
  4. "Be My Lover" (radio edit) — 3:59
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Be My Lover" (euro dance mix) — 6:12
  2. "Be My Lover" (Hi-NRG mix) — 5:47
  3. "Be My Lover" (serious groove dub mix) — 5:41
  4. "Be My Lover" (Alex goes to Cleveland mix) — 5:05
  5. "Be My Lover" (Doug Laurent classic mix - edit) — 4:10
  6. "Be My Lover" (trance mix) — 7:12
  7. "Be My Lover" (house mix) — 4:51
CD single / Cassette
  1. "Be My Lover" (radio edit) — 3:58
  2. "Be My Lover" (trance mix) — 6:35 (Germany only)
  3. "Be My Lover" (house mix) — 4:49 (France only)
  4. "Be My Lover" (radio edit 2) — 3:58 (U.S. only)

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia 2 x Platinum 1995 140,000
Austria[2] Gold June 20, 1995 15,000
France[3] Silver September 7, 1995 125,000
Germany[4] Gold 1995 200,000
U.S.[5] Gold March 20, 1996 500,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 3
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[6] 6
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] 10
Dutch Mega Top 100[6] 3
Finnish Singles Chart[6] 18
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 7
German Singles Chart[6] 1
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[7] 13
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[8] 2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] 44
Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 5
UK Singles chart[9] 27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[10] 1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] 7
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] 5
End of year chart (1995) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[11] 28
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 34
French Singles Chart[13] 22
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 Doofe
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
"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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "La Bouche — "Be My Lover"". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/La-Bouche-Be-My-Lover/release/918598. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  2. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  3. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  4. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved July 19, 2008)
  5. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Be My Lover", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
  7. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  8. ^ Italian Singles Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved May 30, 2008)
  9. ^ "Be My Lover", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  10. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  11. ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
  12. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
  13. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
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