Lovin' You - Other Cover Versions

Other Cover Versions

• Leona Lewis also recorded a version with producer Marley J Wills, at the age of 15.
• Jack Vidgen did a cover of "Lovin' you" in 2011, for his debut album "Yes I Am".
• Reggae and Ska pioneer Alton Ellis covered the song for his LP Mr Ska Bean'a.
• Reggae singer, Janet Kay also covered the song.
• In 1980 Polish singer Ewa Kuklińska released a cover version with Polish lyrics entitled "Wino z win (Wine from our faults)" which became a notable hit for her.
• In 1998 a trance and 5 others dance versions were released by UBM with the Brazilian singer Andrea Rincon.
• A live cover of "Lovin' You" was included in Japanese female singer Misia's second album Love Is the Message.
• Ken Hirai also covered this song on his Ken's Bar album.
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk recorded a Jazz-Version on the album "The Return Of The 5000 Lb. Man"!
• Ella Henderson performed the song during the second week of live shows in the 2012 series of The X Factor.

The song has also appeared in several movies and TV-shows, such as The Game, South Park, Will & Grace, Disturbia, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Puberty Blues, The Simpsons, Everybody Loves Raymond, Generation Kill, American Idol, Monkeybone, The Nutty Professor (performed by Eddie Murphy while trying to show off to an offensive comic played by Dave Chappelle), Vegas Vacation (Wayne Newton covers the song during a Wayne Newton show at the MGM Grand) and Megamind, as well as a commercial for Visa featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers, where the song is supposed to be Who Let the Dogs Out? by the Baha Men. Singer Chante Moore performs the song during William's and Yvonne's ill-fated wedding on an episode of Girlfriends.

The song is also used in a sketch featuring a man spanking a woman with a spacehopper, in the Chris Morris comedy show Blue Jam. On an episode of The Steve Harvey Show, Romeo's father serenades his mother with his version of "Lovin' You" to woo her back (she had left him and moved in with Romeo and Steve). Additionally, it was used in a Burger King commercial promoting Cini-Minis. The song was also sampled heavily by Dubstep artist Coki in a track entitled "Ruff Lovin'". This song is also featured on Justin Lo's debut Cantonese album Justin in 2005. In 2007 the Japanese rock band Electric Eel Shock covered the song on their album Transworld Ultra Rock. This song was also sung by Jane Zhang during her participation in Super Girls. It was also used in the movie Megamind, "Seven Pounds" and "Disturbia (film)".

The Orb's single "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld", also known as "Loving You", was based around a sample of the Riperton original.

A fast eurodance remix, titled "Complete Loving", was recorded by the DJ group Sound Assassins for the 1999 Dancemania compilation Speed 2. Jazz saxophonists Roland Kirk and Lou Donaldson also covered the song. Dianne Reeves covered the song in her album "When you know" (2008).

Che'Nelle had a cover version on her 2011 album Luv_Songs.