My Kinda Lover
"My Kinda Lover" is a rock song written and performed by American hard rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier.[1] It was the third and final single released from his Triple Platinum 1981 album Don't Say No,[1] following "In the Dark".[2]
"My Kinda Lover" | ||||
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Single by Billy Squier | ||||
from the album Don't Say No | ||||
B-side | "Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" | |||
Released | November 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Squier | |||
Producer(s) | Reinhold Mack Billy Squier | |||
Billy Squier singles chronology | ||||
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It peaked at number 45 on the United States Billboard Hot 100,[3] and number 43 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart in early 1982. It also reached number 31 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4]
Later uses
Rapper Eminem sampled "My Kinda Lover" on his 2014 song "Shady XV".[5]
The song was used in the Mötley Crüe biopic, The Dirt, when lead singer Vince Neil is performing it with a cover band at a party when Tommy, Mick, and Nikki arrive to recruit Neil into the band.
Charts
Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 64 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 45 |
US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 43 |
US Billboard Rock Tracks[4] | 31 |
References
- "Billy Squier: My Kinda Lover". allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 594. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Billy Squier: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- "My Kinda Lover by Billy Squier". Who Sampled. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 289. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 23, 1982". Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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