The Lover in Me (song) explained

The Lover in Me
Cover:	The Lover in Me 12-inch cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sheena Easton
Album:	The Lover in Me
Released:	11 October 1988
Genre:	Dance-pop^[1]
Length:	5:01 (album version) 6:59 (extended version)
Label:	MCA
Producer:	L.A. Reid Babyface
Prev Title:	Eternity
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Days Like This
Next Year:	1989

"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^{[2] [3] [4]}

1. "The Lover in Me" – 4:10
2. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 4:10

Standard 12-inch single^[5]

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^{[6] [7]}

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)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	91
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9]	17
Denmark (Hitlisten)^[10]	19
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	29
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)^[12]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	74
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	41

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	11 October 1988		MCA
Japan	28 November 1988	Mini-CD		^[15]
United Kingdom	9 January 1989			^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Sheena Easton's "Morning Train (Nine to Five) . . 4 May 2020 . ...but she made it up to #2 with 1988’s “The Lover In Me,” a squelchy new jack swing-adjacent dance-pop jam.... 19 July 2023.
2. The Lover in Me. Sheena Easton. 1988. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. MCA Records. MCA-53416.
3. The Lover in Me. Sheena Easton. 1989. UK 7-inch single vinyl disc. MCA Records. MCA 1289.
4. The Lover in Me. Sheena Easton. 1988. US cassette single sleeve. MCA Records. MCAC-53416.
5. The Lover in Me. Sheena Easton. 1988. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. MCA Records. MCA-23904.
6. The Lover in Me. Sheena Easton. 1989. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. MCA Records. MCAT 1289.
7. The Lover in Me. Sheena Easton. 1989. UK mini-CD single liner notes. MCA Records. DMCA 1289.
8. Web site: Sheena Easton chart history, received from ARIA on 29 June 2021. Imgur.com. 18 June 2024. 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.
9. RPM 100 Singles – March 25, 1989. RPM. 49. 21. 6. 25 March 1989. 8 November 2019.
10. Danish Charts Archive. February 1989.
11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 6. 7. 28. 18 February 1989. 3 July 2020.
12. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989. MegaCharts. Dutch. 8 November 2019.
14. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1989. Billboardtop100of.com. 8 November 2019.
15. Web site: ラバー・イン・ミー シーナ・イーストン. Lover in Me Sheena Easton. Oricon. ja. 4 September 2023.
16. New Singles. Music Week. 23. 7 January 1989.