"My Kinda Lover" is a rock song written and performed by American

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singer and guitarist

Billy Squier William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include " The Stroke", " Lonely Is the Night", " My Kinda Love ...

. It was the third and final single released from his Triple Platinum 1981 album '' Don't Say No'', following " In the Dark". ''

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'' said that "While his band spanks, crunches and crashes, Billy seduces with a light, likeable tenor." It peaked at number 45 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100,''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - and number 43 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 chart in early 1982. It also reached number 31 on ''

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Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock is a music chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States. It is an administrative category that combines the " active rock" and " heritage rock" ...

chart.

Charts

Later uses

*Rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...

sampled "My Kinda Lover" on his 2014 song "

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". *The song was used in the

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

biopic, ''

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'', when lead singer

Vince Neil Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992. Neil reunited with the ...

is performing it with a cover band at a party when Tommy, Mick, and Nikki arrive to recruit Neil into the band.

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* 1981 singles 1981 songs Billy Squier songs Songs written by Billy Squier Song recordings produced by Reinhold Mack Capitol Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub