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- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover abstract ""I Wanna Be Your Lover" is a song by American recording artist/musician Prince. It was recorded in 1979 as part of a group of songs Prince hastily wrote and recorded when Warner Bros. asked for a follow-up to his debut album, For You, which did not fare well on the pop charts (peaking at No. 163) and did not contain a hit single. In response, Prince recorded "I Wanna Be Your Lover." (The song was also written with R&B songstress Patrice Rushen in mind, as Prince had a huge crush on her.) It turned out to be his first successful single and first top 40 hit, scoring two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in December 1979 and peaking at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100."I Wanna Be Your Lover" was released on August 24, 1979 as the lead single from his second album, Prince. Prince promoted the song by appearing on Dick Clark's popular show American Bandstand, where he raised controversy for refusing to speak and using only his hands to communicate.The song was also Prince's debut single released in the UK; it was successful, reaching No. 41 on the UK Singles Chart. However, when Prince tried to promote it with shows in London, he was forced to cancel due to poor attendance. It wouldn't be until Purple Rain (1984) that Prince would break big in Europe.The song additionally reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 2 in New Zealand.Musically, it is a disco-pop song sung exclusively in falsetto, detailing Prince's love for a woman and how he would treat her better than the men she is with, and frustration that she thinks of him as "a child". The single edit stops after 2:57, but the album version goes off on a tirade of keyboards and synthesizers, played by Prince.Prince included a sample of this song in the opening of his 1992 hit single "My Name is Prince".".
- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover album Prince_(album).
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- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover certification "Gold (RIAA) - March 18, 1980".
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- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover genre Funk.
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- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover wikiPageWikiLinkText "I Wanna B Ur Lover".
- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover wikiPageWikiLinkText "I Wanna Be Your Lover".
- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover writer Prince_(musician).
- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover after ""Do You Love What You Feel" by Rufus and Chaka".
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- I_Wanna_Be_Your_Lover before ""Still" by The Commodores".
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