- Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
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"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" maxiRecorded 1991 Genre Pop
RockLength 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.
Contents
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
- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio edit) — 4:08
- "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32
- "Listen" — 3:32
- CD single
- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" — 5:21
- "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32
- 7" single
- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio edit) — 4:08
- "Don't Stop Swaying" — 5:32
- 12" maxi
- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio version) — 4:08
- "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" (long version) — 5:22
- "Listen" — 3:31
- "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
positionAustralian 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
- ^ Creme de la Creme by Todd Martinez-Padilla Simmons [1] (Retrieved March 6, 2008)
- ^ [2] (Retrieved May 4, 2010)
- ^ a b c d e f "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
- ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
- ^ "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
- ^ Sophie B.Hawkins' singles, Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
- ^ 1992 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ 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
Categories:- 1992 singles
- Debut singles
- Sophie B. Hawkins songs
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