Be My Lover

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"Be My Lover"
Single by La Bouche
from the album Sweet Dreams
B-side Remix
Released

March 3, 1995

September 30, 1995 (USA)
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)
La Bouche singles chronology
"Sweet Dreams"
(1994)		 "Be My Lover"
(1995)		 "Falling in Love"
(1996)
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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[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. 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.

[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] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[2] 10
Canada Dance (RPM)[3] 1
Canada (RPM)[4] 35
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 18
France (SNEP)[2] 7
Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 13
Italy (FIMI)[8] 2
New Zealand (RIANZ)[2] 44
Norway (VG-lista)[2] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 5
United Kingdom (The Official Chart Company)[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

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1995) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[13] 34
Canada Dance (RPM)[14] 11
France (SNEP)[15] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 5
End of year chart (1996) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 23

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia 2 x Platinum 1995 140,000
Austria[18] Gold June 20, 1995 15,000
France[19] Silver September 7, 1995 125,000
Germany[20] Gold 1995 250,000
U.S.[21] Gold March 20, 1996 500,000

[edit] 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

[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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Be My Lover", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 4, 2008)
  3. ^ Canada Dance peak position
  4. ^ Canada peak position
  5. ^ 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. 
  6. ^ "La Bouche singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/La+Bouche/single. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 
  7. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  8. ^ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1995.htm 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 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/1995_single.asp. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 
  12. ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
  13. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved February 11, 2008)
  14. ^ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1995
  15. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  16. ^ "1995 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1995. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 
  17. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1996. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  18. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  19. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  20. ^ "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. 
  21. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
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