To Be a Lover in early 1969. This version has since been sampled by Ludacris on his song "Growing Pains" from "Word of Mouf", by Jaheim on "Put That Woman First" from "Still Ghetto" and by Dilated Peoples on the song "Worst Comes to Worst". In 1977, the song was covered as a more uptempo reggae number by the Jamaican singer George Faith under the amended title of "To Be a Lover (Have Mercy)" for his Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced album also called "To Be a Lover". In 1986, the track was again reworked and became the second high-profile cover Billy Idol released as a
Lover for a Day approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 40 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.7/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Pamela Pianezza of "Variety" called the film "an alluring and very elegantly crafted — though largely predictable — romantic dramedy that should do well in territories where the French auteur is already known and esteemed." "Cahiers du cinéma" placed the film at number 6 on its list of the top 10 films of 2017. Lover for a Day Lover for a Day