Cover Versions
- In 1991, rap artist M-Doc sampled this song in his single "Are U Wid It?", which included lyrics like: "I hope this is makin' sense in your head, it's like my man Prince said ("I wanna be your lover").
- In 1994, former Neighbours actors twins Gayle & Gillian Blakeney covered the song, which was entitled "Wanna Be Your Lover". It peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Chart.
- In 2009, Patrick Stump, singer of the band Fall Out Boy, did a cover of the song in a RollingStone.com exclusive video.
- Millie Jackson also covered the track, changing the opening line to "I've got plenty of money..."
- Haywoode, a British R&B artist, covered the song on her 1985 album "Arrival".
- Rapper 50 Cent added his own verse to the song, dubbing the resulting song "Your Favorite".
- In 2011, Corinne Bailey Rae released a cover of the song on her The Love E.P.
- In 2011, Guga Neiva released a cover as lead single on debut album, 17.
- In 2012, the song was performed as part of a Prince medley on the reality singing contest The Voice by the judges (Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton), with Adam Levine performing his solo part on this song.
- Singer/Songwriter Kimbra has performed "I Wanna Be Your Lover" numerous times in her live shows, later stating in an interview that she felt the song was "incredible." A video of her performance was posted on her official Youtube channel, but was later taken down for copyright reasons, which has happened numerous times with videos featuring Prince's compositions.
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