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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Hey Lover
| cover = Hey Lover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men
| album = Mr. Smith
| B-side = "I Shot Ya" (remix)
| released =
| recorded =
| studio = Stone Creek (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania)
| genre =
| length = 4:46
| label =
| writer =
| producer = Trackmasters
| chronology = LL Cool J
| prev_title = Stand by Your Man
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Doin' It
| next_year = 1996
| misc =
}}
"'Hey Lover'" is the first single released from American rapper LL Cool J's sixth album, 'Mr. Smith'. The song features vocals from American R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released on October 31, 1995, for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by The Trackmasters and LL Cool J. The song samples Michael Jackson's "The Lady in My Life" from his 1982 hit album 'Thriller'; thus Rod Temperton, the writer of that song, was given credit as a writer of this song. On the B-side is the "I Shot Ya" remix.
"Hey Lover" would prove to be the most successful single from the album, making it to number three on both the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles charts. It sold 900,000 copies in 1995 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in January 1996 for selling one million copies. It also reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, number six in Sweden, and number five in New Zealand.
At the 1997 Grammy Awards, the song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, becoming his second Grammy in that category after 1992's "Mama Said Knock You Out". The music video was directed by Hype Williams and featured television and film actress Gillian Iliana White as LL Cool J's love interest.
Track listings
All versions of "Hey Lover" feature Boyz II Men, and all versions of "I Shot Ya" feature Prodigy, Keith Murray, Fat Joe, and Foxy Brown.
'US and Australian cassette single'
# "Hey Lover" (radio edit)
# "Hey Lover" (instrumental)
'US 12-inch single'
:A1. "Hey Lover" (radio edit)
:A2. "Hey Lover" (instrumental)
:B1. "Hey Lover" (LP version)
:B2. "Hey Lover" (a cappella)
'French CD single'
# "Hey Lover" (radio edit)
# "I Shot Ya" (remix)
'UK and European CD single'
# "Hey Lover" (radio edit)
# "Hey Lover" (instrumental)
# "I Shot Ya" (remix)
# "I Shot Ya" (LP version)
'Australasian CD single'
# "Hey Lover" (radio edit)
# "Hey Lover" (instrumental)
# "I Shot Ya" (remix)
# "Hey Lover" (LP version)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
* List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 1980s and 1990s
References
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1995 singles
Category:1995 songs
Category:Boyz II Men songs
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
Category:Island Records singles
Category:LL Cool J songs
Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams
Category:Song recordings produced by Trackmasters
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Songs written by LL Cool J
Category:Songs written by Rod Temperton
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