Whenever You're Near Me

"Whenever You're Near Me"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Cruel Summer
B-side"He Decides"
Released6 October 1998
GenrePop
Length3:32
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ole Evenrude
Ace of Base singles chronology
"Cruel Summer"
(1998)
"Whenever You're Near Me"
(1998)
"Travel to Romantis"
(1998)

"Whenever You're Near Me" is the second single from Swedish group Ace of Base's third American record, Cruel Summer. The original version of the song, "Life Is a Flower", was a huge hit in Europe and Japan. The lyrics were rewritten by song composer Mike Chapman, and the song was released to radio stations in North and South America on October 6, 1998. This version peaked at number 76 in the United States and number 51 in Canada; it was the band's last charting hit in both countries.