Be my lover
| Be my lover | |
|---|---|
| La Bouche | |
| publication | March 2, 1995 |
| length | 3:58 |
| Genre (s) | Eurodance , pop music |
| Author (s) |
Melanie Thornton , Ulli Brenner , Lane McCray, Gerd Amir Saraf |
| music |
Frank Farian , Ulli Brenner, Gerd Amir Saraf |
| Award (s) | Echo 1996 : National Dance Act of the Year |
| album | sweet Dreams |
| Cover version | |
| 2018 |
Bonez MC and RAF Camora feat. Gzuz - Cocaine ( Sample ) |
Be My Lover ( English for " Be My Beloved ") is a song by the Eurodance duo La Bouche . The song is the second single from their debut album Sweet Dreams and was released on March 2, 1995.
content
The song is about the attraction between a woman and a man. In the first verse, Melanie Thornton sings about the time they spent together and that the man must now know whether he wants to be her lover. She asks him this question directly in the chorus. The second verse is of Lane McCray ge raps . He clearly affirms the question and says that he wants to be her lover and that his love is like no other. Then Melanie Thornton says that she expected this answer because of his behavior anyway.
| Song part | Artist |
| 1st verse | Melanie Thornton |
| refrain | Melanie Thornton |
| 2nd stanza | Lane McCray and Melanie Thornton |
"I hear what you say
I see what you do
I know everything I need to know about you
And I want you to know that it's telling me
You wanna be my lover"
production
Be My Lover was produced by German music producers Frank Farian , Ulli Brenner and Gerd Amir Saraf. It is written in C sharp minor and has a tempo of 134 beats per minute .
Music videos
To Be My Lover two were music videos in Europe and the United States released.
The European version shows Melanie Thornton in the role of a dominatrix in a black leather outfit. She enters a dark hall, where she meets the dancing Lane McCray, traps him in a net, ties his hands and tapes his mouth shut. Then she puts him in the back of her truck, where he is hung upside down by his feet next to other men. Thornton now drives the truck through the night to another hall in which several men are held upside down. While she sings, she and other women walk around these men. Suddenly McCray manages to break free and he raps his lines while standing in front of Thornton trying to convince her of himself. Some scenes show a crowd dancing in the hall while Thornton sings. In the end, she drives back in her truck in search of the next victim.
The US Version shows Melanie Thornton in a purple outfit while she sings and dances the song on the microphone in a studio. Lane McCray takes on the role of producer, who sits at the screen and mixer in the studio and coordinates the recording. In between, further dance scenes are shown.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows the two band members Lane McCray and Melanie Thornton looking at the viewer. At the top of the picture is a red mouth and the white lettering La Bouche , and at the bottom of the picture is the title Be My Lover in red and white. The background is black.
Track list
- Be My Lover - Radio Edit - 3:58
- Be My Lover - Club Mix (135 BPM ) - 5:28
- Be My Lover - Trance Mix (150 BPM) - 6:35
- Do You Still Need Me - 3:35
Chart successes
Be My Lover entered the German charts at number 62 on March 27, 1995 and reached the top position on May 29, 1995 , where it stayed for four weeks. In total, the song was represented in the top 100 for 29 weeks, of which 13 weeks in the top 10 . In the German annual charts in 1995, the single was 9th. In Sweden, Be My Lover also reached the top of the charts, while it was in the top in Australia, Norway, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States, France and Belgium 10 entry.
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Awards
In the year of its publication, Be My Lover was awarded a gold record for more than 250,000 sales in Germany . In the United States, the single also received a gold record for over 500,000 units sold. The song was awarded five gold and one platinum records worldwide, with the result that the song was certified for a total of more than 1,100,000 units sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
|
 platinum
|
70,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
 gold
|
250,000 |
 France (SNEP)
|
gold
|
250,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
gold
|
5,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
gold
|
500,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold 1 × platinum |
1,100,000 |
At the 1996 Echo Awards , La Bouche received the National Dance Act of the Year award for Be My Lover .
Cover versions
In 2018, the German-speaking rappers Bonez MC , RAF Camora and Gzuz used a sample of the chorus from Be My Lover in their song Kokain , which also reached number 1 in the German charts .
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on golyr.de
- Music video for “Be My Lover” (EU version) on YouTube
- Music video for “Be My Lover” (US version) on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover Lyrics. genius.com, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover. musicnotes.com, accessed May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover Music Video (European Version). youtube.com, accessed May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover music video (US version). youtube.com, accessed May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover Single Cover. amazon.com, accessed May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 1995. officialcharts.de, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ La Bouche - Be My Lover. austriancharts.at, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e 1995 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Australian Top 100 Singles 1996. aria.com.au, accessed on May 22, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ^ SNEP Les Certifications. snepmusique.com, accessed May 22, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Trofeer. ifpi.no, accessed on May 22, 2019 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Gold platinum. ifpi.at, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum. riaa.com, accessed May 22, 2019 .
