Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
Single by Sophie B. Hawkins
from the album Tongues and Tails
B-side	"Don't Stop Swaying"
Released	1992
Format	CD single, CD maxi 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop Rock
Length	5:23 (Album Version) 4:08 (Radio Edit)
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Sophie B. Hawkins (lyricist and composer)
Producer	Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett
Sophie B. Hawkins singles chronology
"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (1992) "California Here I Come" (1992)

"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" is a hit song in the U.S. (#5) by Sophie B. Hawkins. Released in 1992, it is from her album Tongues and Tails. It achieved success in many countries such as Norway and Australia where it was a top ten hit.

Song information

A portion of this original video is featured in the documentary The Cream Will Rise.^[1]

The song features a sample of Led Zeppelin's When the Levee Breaks.^[2]

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio edit) — 4:08
2. "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32
3. "Listen" — 3:32

CD single

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" — 5:21
2. "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32

7" single

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio edit) — 4:08
2. "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32

12" maxi

1. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio version) — 4:08
2. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (long version) — 5:22
3. "Listen" — 3:31
4. "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32

Personnel

• Mixed by David Leonard and Steve Churchyard
• Produced by Ralph Schuckett and Rick Chertoff

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 7 French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 45 German Singles Chart[3] 15 Irish Singles Chart[4] 17 Norwegian Singles Chart[3] 3 Sweden Singles Chart[3] 12 Swiss Singles Chart[3] 11 UK Singles Chart[5] 14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 5

End of year chart (1992) Position Australian Singles Chart[7] 18 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 34

Cover versions

• Spin Aqua covered it on their "Mermaid" single,^{[citation needed]}
• Elephant Micah covered it on their 2004 Home of Astronauts EP
• Black Kids covered it on their "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" single
• R&B singer Matt Palmer covered the song on his 2010 album "Let Go" ^[9]

References

1. ^ Creme de la Creme by Todd Martinez-Padilla Simmons [1] (Retrieved March 6, 2008)
2. ^ [2] (Retrieved May 4, 2010)
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
4. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
5. ^ "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
6. ^ Sophie B.Hawkins' singles, Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
7. ^ 1992 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
8. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
9. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/damn-i-wish-i-was-your-lover/id397448058?i=397448165

External links

• Clips from The Cream Will Rise, including a clip describing Hawkins' feelings about the banned "Damn" video
• YouTube - Original video