"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" | ||||
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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 |
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Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 5:23 (Album Version) 4:08 (Radio Edit) |
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Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) | Sophie B. Hawkins (lyricist and composer) | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Chertoff, Ralph Schuckett | |||
Sophie B. Hawkins singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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. A portion of this original video is featured in the documentary The Cream Will Rise.