"Be My Lover" is a song recorded by German-American 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 "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 Germany, Italy and Sweden.
Video Be My Lover (La Bouche song)
Background and release
Rapper Lane McCray (from North Carolina) met singer Melanie Thornton (from South Carolina) in Saarbrücken, Germany while he was on active duty in the US air force. Thornton had moved to Germany, where she performed as guest vocalist on dance-pop recordings. McCray had always wanted to be an entertainer and he'd performed in musicals like A Chorus Line and La bohème. Thornton and McCray went together in a band called Groovin' Affairs and were discovered by German record producer Frank Farian, the mastermind and voice behind the duo Milli Vanilli. They founded the Eurodance duo La Bouche. Lane McCray co-wrote "Be My Lover" with Melanie Thornton. About the song McCray told in a 2013 interview:
The duo started recording in the spring of 1994. Because of McCray's duty in the US air force, La Bouche's success faced one minor challenge. But La Bouche went on to be one of the most popular Eurodance acts of the mid-90s. "Be My Lover" topped the American dance chart and peaked at number one in Germany, Italy and Sweden. And in Australia, Iceland and Norway it peaked at number two.
After "Be My Lover" penetrated the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100, McCray said:
La Bouche won the 1996 Echo award for the best Dance single with their song "Be My Lover".
Maps Be My Lover (La Bouche song)
Composition
The song is written in the key of C? minor and follows a tempo of 134 beats per minute. It follows a basic chord progression of C?m-A-B, and the vocals span from G?3 to F?5.
Music video
Two different music videos were made for this song, the first (European version), which was filmed in the city in night, features Melanie Thornton in a black outfit singing while driving a car, and the second (American version), filmed in studio, features her singing into a microphone, wearing purple.
Usage in 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 a computer-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 3rd Rock from the Sun, in the gay bar that Sally and Harry walk into at the beginning of the episode. It was played at the second episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, as Gianni (played by Édgar Ramírez) and his boyfriend Antonio (played by Ricky Martin) enter a gay bar.
In 2000, when Melanie Thornton left the group to start with her solo career, La Bouche released a new version of "Be My Lover" with Natascha Wright vocals (who replaced Melanie Thornton as the female singer of the group).
In 2003, the song was covered by Hysterie. In 2013, Romanian dance pop singer Inna sampled the song for her third studio album Party Never Ends and released it as an official single.
In 2017, the Dutch DJ and producer Sam Feldt made a cover of this track with Alex Schulz.
Track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Be My Lover".
Charts and sales
Chart successions
References
External links
- "Be My Lover (European Version) (Version 1)" music video on YouTube
- "Be My Lover (European Version) (Version 3)" music video on YouTube
- "Be my Lover (1st US Version)" music video on YouTube
- "Be my Lover (2nd US Version)" music video on YouTube
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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