when did prince release i wanna be your lover
) It turned out to be his first successful single and first top 40 hit, scoring two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in December 1979 and peaking at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. I Wanna Be Your Lover was released on August 24, 1979 as the lead single from his second album, Prince.Prince promoted the song by appearing on Dick Clark 's popular show American Bandstand, where he raised controversy for refusing to speak and using only his hands to communicate. Wanna Be Your Lover is a song by American recording artist Prince.