| Lovin' Every Minute of It | |
| Cover: | Lovin'_Every_Minute_of_It_-_Loverboy.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Loverboy |
| Album: | Lovin' Every Minute of It |
| B-Side: | Bullet in the Chamber |
| Released: | August 1985 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Length: | 3:32 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Prev Title: | Queen of the Broken Hearts |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Dangerous |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Lovin' Every Minute of It" is a song released in 1985 on the Canadian rock band Loverboy's album of the same title. The song reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 becoming their first US Top 10 hit, when released as a single later that year.[1] It was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.[2] In Canada, the song peaked at #11.
Loverboy were almost done writing songs for their upcoming album, but they felt they needed one more song — preferably a big hit — to round out the record. However, everyone in the band was out of ideas. They begged their manager, Mike Shipley, to find someone who could write one more song. Shipley called legendary producer Mutt Lange, who agreed and wrote "Lovin' Every Minute of It" in two or three days. However, Lange was in England while Loverboy were in Canada, and the band needed to know how the song sounded. Singer Mike Reno said,
| Chart (1985–86) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 77 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 11 | |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] | 3 |