Prince (February 15, 1980) I Wanna Be Your Lover / My Love Is Forever – Single 7 DE/JP/ES/SE

"I Wanna Be Your Lover" is the lead single from Prince’s self-titled second album Prince. This 1980 international release helped extend the song’s global success following its strong US performance.

RELEASE DETAILS

Artist: Prince

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

Country: Germany

Released: 15 February 1980

Genre: Funk, R&B, Disco

Length: 2:57 (Edit)

A-Side: I Wanna Be Your Lover (Edit) (2:57)

B-Side: My Love Is Forever (4:08)

Catalogue #: Germany: WB 17560

International Variants (1980)

• Australia – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Brazil – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Chile – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Germany – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Japan – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Mexico – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Peru – Warner Bros. – 1980

• Spain – Warner Bros. – 1980

  
  

• Sweden – Warner Bros. – 1980

  
  

CONTEXT & NOTES

 This was Prince’s first major commercial success. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA (1,000,000 units) and helped propel the Prince album into the charts.

PACKAGING & VISUALS The image shows the classic Warner Bros. 7" vinyl center label with the “WB” shield logo, crediting Prince for production, arrangement, and composition.

PERSONNEL

• Prince — all vocals and instruments

  
  

CHARTS (USA) 

Billboard Hot 100 — Peak: 11

Billboard Hot Soul Singles — Peak: 1 (2 weeks)

Billboard Disco Top 100 — Peak: 2 (with Sexy Dancer)

SOURCES Prince Vault, Warner Bros. Records single labels, Billboard charts (1979–1980), RIAA certification.

International Variants (1979)

• Argentina – Warner Bros. – 1979

• Barbados – Warner Bros. – 1979

• Canada – Warner Bros. – 1979

• Ecuador – Warner Bros. – 1979

• France – Warner Bros. – 1979

(featured sleeve)

• Jamaica – Warner Bros. – 1979

• New Zealand – Warner Bros. – 1979

• Panama – Warner Bros. – 1979

• USA – Warner Bros. – 1979

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