"Be My Lover" is a song by rock band Alice Cooper. It originally appeared on the group's Killer album in 1971 and was released as a single in early 1972. The song was written by guitarist Michael Bruce and was produced by Bob Ezrin.
The song's lyrics are semi-autobiographical, coming from the perspective of a musician trying to seduce a woman and telling her what he does for a living ("I told her that I came from Detroit city / and I played guitar in a long-haired rock and roll band"). The musician recalls that the woman "asked me why the singer’s name was Alice." The song reached No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, remaining on the chart for ten weeks.
Record World called it Alice Cooper's "best single since 'Eighteen.'" Cash Box called it an "autobiographical groupie tune [that] should outdistance 'Under My Wheels' and hit on the order of their 'Eighteen.'"
Releases on albums
Killer – 1971
Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits – 1974
The Beast of Alice Cooper – 1989
The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper – 1999
Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper – 2001
The Essentials – Alice Cooper – 2002
School's Out and Other Hits – 2004
Cover versions
The following artists have covered "Be My Lover": Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (1986) Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (1993) Scream featuring Sim Cain (2010)