Mr. Loverman

This article is about the song by Shabba Ranks. For the novel written by Bernardine Evaristo, see Mr Loverman.

"Mr. Loverman"
Single by Shabba Ranks
from the album Rough & Ready Vol. 1 and Deep Cover (soundtrack)
Released1991[citation needed]
Genre
Length3:36
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Shabba Ranks
  • Mikey Bennett
  • Hopeton Lindo
Producer(s)
  • Clifton Dillon
  • Mikey Bennett
Shabba Ranks singles chronology
"Love Punaany Bad"
(1991) 		"Mr. Loverman"
(1991) 		"Slow And Sexy"
(1991)
Music video
"Mr. Loverman" on YouTube
Shabba Ranks singles chronology
"I Was a King"
(1991) 		"Mr. Loverman"
(1991) 		"Housecall"
(1991)

"Mr. Loverman" is a song by Jamaican dancehall artist Shabba Ranks, released in 1992 and 1993 as a single by Epic Records.[1] It reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart, as well as becoming a top-20 hit in France, Germany and Ireland. The song was written by Ranks, Mikey Bennett and Hopeton Lindon.[2][3] The music video for the song was directed by Fab 5 Freddy. Spex included "Mr. Loverman" in their "The Best Singles of the Century" list in 1999,[4] and Q Magazine featured it in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.[5]

  1. ^ "25 R&B Dancehall & Reggae Fusion Songs To Turn You On – Page 3 of 25". 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Answers – The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
  3. ^ AllMusic Guide
  4. ^ "Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de". Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Q – 1001 best songs ever (2003)".