Be My Lover

"Be My Lover" is a song recorded by German 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 their other major hit "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 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for two weeks in December 1995 and hit number one in Australia, Germany and Sweden. Two different music videos were made for this song, a first (European version), which is filmed in the city, and a second (American version), which is filmed in the television studio. 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 the computers-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 the 3rd Rock from the Sun, in the Gay Bar that Sally and Harry walk into at the beginning of the episode. In 2003, the song was covered by Hysterie. In 2013, Romanian dance pop singer Inna used the song as inspiration of her original composition also titled "Be My Lover". The song for her third studio album Party Never Ends and released it as an official single.

[Intro: Melanie Thornton] La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da La da da da dee da La da dee da, da da, da da Be my lover Wanna be my lover (Lover) [Verse 1: Melanie Thornton] Lookin' back on all the time we spent together You oughta know by now if you wanna be my lover Wanna be my lover Go ahead and take your time, boy, you gotta feel secure Before I'll make you mine, baby, you have to be sure You wanna be my lover, wanna be my lover, wanna be my lover [Chorus: Melanie Thornton] La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee da La da da da dee da La da dee da, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee da La da da da dee da La da dee da, da da, da da A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover, hey-hey, yeah-yeah [Verse 2: Lane McCray] I must confess Girl yes, I wanna be your lover Take a chance, my love is like no other On the dance floor gettin' down Hold tight, I'll never let you down My love is definitely the key Like Boyz II Men, I'm on bended knee Loving you, not like your brother Ah yeah, I wanna be your lover [Bridge: 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 tellin' me You wanna be my lover [Chorus: Melanie Thornton] La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee da La da da da dee da La da dee da, da da, da da (Mm-mm) A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover, hey-hey, yeah-yeah Oh, be my baby, yeah-yeah Oh, be my lover I know you wanna be my lover I know you wanna be mine, oh La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee da La da da da dee da La da dee da, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee, da da, da da La da da dee da La da da da dee da La da dee da, da da, da da A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, wanna be my lover A-ha, yeah-hey, oh baby, baby, yeah-yeah