The Lover in Me (song)

"The Lover in Me" is a song by Scottish singer Sheena Easton for her ninth studio album of the same name (1988). Released as the album's lead single on 11 October 1988, the song became Easton's first top-20 hit in the United Kingdom after a seven-year hiatus. The song was also Easton's final top-10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"The Lover in Me" was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons, and produced by Reid and Babyface, who were at the peak of their success at the time as a songwriting and production team.

Chart performance "The Lover in Me" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her biggest hit there since "9 to 5 (Morning Train)", and it stayed on the chart for 25 weeks. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

Music video The accompanying music video for "The Lover in Me" was directed by Dominic Sena and features Easton singing and dancing in a nightclub.

Track listings 7-inch single and cassette single "The Lover in Me" – 4:10 "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 4:10

Standard 12-inch single A1. "The Lover in Me" (extended version) – 6:59 B1. "The Lover in Me" (radio edit) – 5:20 B2. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 6:59

UK 12-inch and mini-CD single A1. "The Lover in Me" (extended version) – 6:55 B1. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 6:55 B2. "The Lover in Me" (bassapella) – 5:13

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988–1989)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. This only contains chart peaks from the ARIA-produced chart (June 1988 onwards) era.91Canada Top Singles (RPM)17Denmark (Hitlisten)Danish Charts Archive. February 1989.19Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)29Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)12Zimbabwe (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 20001

Year-end charts Chart (1989)PositionNetherlands (Single Top 100)74US Billboard Hot 10041US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)29US Dance Club Play (Billboard)36US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)53

Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United States11 October 1988MCAJapan28 November 1988Mini-CDUnited Kingdom9 January 1989

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