My Kinda Lover
| "My Kinda Lover" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Squier | ||||
| from the album Don't Say No | ||||
| B-side | "Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" | |||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Squier | |||
| Producer(s) | Reinhold Mack Billy Squier | |||
| Billy Squier singles chronology | ||||
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"My Kinda Lover" is a rock song written and performed by American hard rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier.[1] It was the third and final single released from his Triple Platinum 1981 album Don't Say No,[1] following "In the Dark".[2]
Record World said that "While his band spanks, crunches and crashes, Billy seduces with a light. likeable tenor."[3]
It peaked at number 45 on the United States Billboard Hot 100,[4] and number 43 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart in early 1982. It also reached number 31 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[5]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 64 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 45 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 43 |
| US Billboard Rock Tracks[5] | 31 |
Later uses[edit]
- Rapper Eminem sampled "My Kinda Lover" on his 2014 song "Shady XV".[8]
- The song was used in the Mötley Crüe biopic, The Dirt, when lead singer Vince Neil is performing it with a cover band at a party when Tommy, Mick, and Nikki arrive to recruit Neil into the band.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Billy Squier: My Kinda Lover". allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 594. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 28, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ a b "Billy Squier: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 289. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 23, 1982". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "My Kinda Lover by Billy Squier". Who Sampled. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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