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	March 31, 1992
Format	CD single, CD maxi 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	5:23 (Album Version) 4:08 (Radio Edit)
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Sophie B. Hawkins (lyricist and composer)
Producer(s)	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 worldwide.

Song information

The drumbeat of the song is sampled from "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin.

The television network MTV banned the original music video for the song.^[2] A portion of this original video is featured in the documentary The Cream Will Rise.^[3]

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

End of year chart (1992) Position Australian Singles Chart[8] 18 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 34

Cover versions

• Black Kids covered it on their "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" single
• Elephant Micah covered it on their 2004 Home of Astronauts EP
• Matt Palmer covered is on his 2010 album "Let Go"^[10]
• Spin Aqua covered it on their "Mermaid" single
• J Sutta covered it on her first album Feline resurrection(album)

In Pop Culture

• The song appeared in the season 3 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 "Shooting Star/American In Paris".

References

1. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B. Hawkins (Single, Pop Rock): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music
2. Fitzharris, Dustin (July 10, 2008). "An Interview With Sophie B. Hawkins". GO Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2012. ...she burst onto the scene with her debut album Tongues and Tails 15 years ago and released “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” with an erotically charged music video that was banned by MTV...
3. Creme de la Creme by Todd Martinez-Padilla Simmons (Retrieved March 6, 2008)
4. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 5, 2008)
5. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
6. "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
7. Sophie B.Hawkins' singles, Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
8. 1992 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved November 18, 2008)
9. "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
10. CD Baby Online Music Store "http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mattpalmer2"

External links

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