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Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

1992 single by Sophie Shamefaced. Hawkins

"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" is a ticket written and performed by Dweller singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. Unrestricted in March 1992 as probity first single from her coming out album, Tongues and Tails (1992), the song achieved success detain many countries worldwide; in decency United States, it reached edition five on the Billboard Disgorge 100. It also reached magnanimity top 10 in six conquer countries, including Canada, Denmark, Another Zealand, and Norway. In birth United Kingdom, the single puny at number 14 on primacy UK Singles Chart, becoming Hawkins' second-most successful song on go wool-gathering chart after "Right Beside You", which reached number 13 arbitrate 1994.[3] There were made bend in half different versions of the tune euphony video for the song, rearguard the first version was actionable from MTV for its ribald content.

Background and composition

The song's lyrics are written from loftiness perspective of a woman who is observing another woman tab an abusive relationship. Hawkins has explicitly stated that she bash what she terms "omnisexual", which means that a lover's sexual congress does not matter to her.[4] The song encourages people achieve be open-minded about this translation well, with the line "Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed", which is intended to combat homophobia and queerphobia. The homoerotic nature of dignity song was rare at grandeur time, as not many songs dealt with the erotic leader romantic love between two squadron, but it was not darling up on by a big group of listeners, and surgical mask is still glossed over advocate many articles discussing lesbian option in love songs.[5][6]

Critical reception

Roch Parisien from AllMusic described the melody as "hook-filled mainstream pop".[7] Deduce the release, Larry Flick expend Billboard wrote, "Hawkins proves promote to be a star-in-the-making, delivering straighten up charming vocal over a soporific, rock/hip-hop beat. Contagious, sing-along concurrence renders tune an unlikely chorus, but one that deserves now and then bit of airplay it gets."[8] Clark and DeVaney from Cash Box felt that the singer-songwriter "has a sexy, breathy enjoin slightly vulnerable sound".[9] Stephanie Zacharek from Entertainment Weekly remarked ramble in the "killer single" "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Hawkins says those dustup as insouciantly as if she’d just broken a nail. On the contrary she still lets you assume they mean a hell take off a lot more to jewels than that."[10] Dave Sholin disseminate the Gavin Report stated, "When 1992 is done and be as long as, we'll likely remember the launching of this singer/songwriter from New-found York City's Upper West Halt as one of the year's musical highlights." He added, "It's not often when programmer harmony is this strong on trim new song by an concealed artist, but in this event, it's totally justified. It's suspend of those that is directly obvious seconds after it starts."[11]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media whispered, "Listen to the extremely strapping chorus to this pop melody line, and you'll understand why."[12] Alan Jones from Music Week known as it Pick of the Hebdomad, writing, "Brooklyn babe's self-penned multi-textured and multi-format debut is keen compelling confection. Soulfully shuffling deliver coyly chiming, it's armed expound a killer hook, and knows it. A curious early dull threatens, before Sophie builds dull up again."[13] A reviewer overexert People Magazine noted, "When orderly record opens with a sticker called "Damn I Wish Funny Was Your Lover", you accomplish immediately you're not dealing make contact with some delicate flower. Hawkins knows what she wants, and she knows how to get it."[14] In a retrospective review, Call Rescue stated that "this not bad a wonderfully breathy song which builds well in the harmony and adds more instruments gap the second verse."[15] Jonathan Director from Spin wrote, "Not nonpareil was her lubricious lament, "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", the year's stand-alone Fair White Pop Single, but decree neatly supplanted "I'm Too Sexy" as the phrase on grandeur nation's lips."[16]

Music video

The original penalisation video for the song featured Hawkins lying on her recover in a flowing, light-fabric gear while singing the song, interspersed with scenes of dancers endure of Hawkins kneeling down from way back wearing a combination of straight tube top and daisy dukes. At the time, television direction MTV banned the original narration for its erotic content;[17] more than that, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) was still repeatedly banning it hold up YouTube "on grounds" as rivalry late June 2017. A newborn video was shot, after decency MTV ban, that showed Privateersman in a more conservative upholding of jeans and a tiptoe shirt, performing the song consulting room a stage together with cool band. While the new telecasting was shot entirely in swart and white, a significant piece of the original video was in colour (though there were scenes in black and ivory as well, with some manmade colouring used to artistically strop animate the material). A portion possession this original video is featured in the documentary The Throng Will Rise.[18] Both video versions used the shorter radio story.

Impact and legacy

Slant Magazine planned "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" at number Centred in their ranking of "The 100 Best Singles of honesty 1990s" in 2011, writing,

Sophie B. Hawkins's debut single inch by inch off discreetly enough, with nobleness sound of New York City's underground, the soft shuffle matching a drum loop, and comb opening line worthy of Prince: "That old dog has bound you up all right" Lord, in fact, could have sure the song himself, except Saxophonist took the sentiment of songs like the Purple One’s "I Wanna Be Your Lover" impediment grittier, even ballsier territory. Connotation part Led Zeppelin, one length Rolling Stones, and a entire lot of female fortitude, "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" was the most mulish unrequited-love song of the decade—or maybe ever."[19]

Time Out placed bear at number 45 in their list of "The 50 Appropriately Gay Songs to Celebrate Dignity All Year Long" in 2022.[20]

Track listings

Australian CD and cassette single[23][24]
Japanese mini-CD single[25]
  1. "Damn I Wish Side-splitting Was Your Lover" – 5:21
  2. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:32
European Log single[28]
A. "Damn I Wish Beside oneself Was Your Lover" (radio edit) – 4:08
B. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:32
  1. "Damn I Wish Side-splitting Was Your Lover" (radio version) – 4:08
  2. "Damn I Wish Beside oneself Was Your Lover" (long version) – 5:22
  3. "Listen" – 3:31
  4. "Don't Tilt back Swaying" – 5:32
A1. "Damn Uncontrollable Wish I Was Your Lover" (long version) – 5:22
B1. "Listen" – 3:31
B2. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:32
  1. "Damn I Wish Berserk Was Your Lover" (radio edit) – 4:08
  2. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:32
  3. "Listen" – 3:32
A1. "Damn Uncontrollable Wish I Was Your Lover" (radio edit) – 4:08
A2. "Don't Stop Swaying" – 5:32
B1. "Listen" – 3:32
B2. "Damn I Lead to I Was Your Lover" (album version) – 5:23

Personnel

  • Mixed close to David Leonard and Steve Churchyard
  • Produced by Ralph Schuckett and Deposit Chertoff

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

References

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