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 kicked out of her boyfriend's apartment. The film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2017. Shortly after, MUBI acquired U.S, U.K, and Ireland distribution rights to the film. It was released in France on 31 May 2017. The film went onto screen at the New York Film Festival on 10 October 2017. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 12 January 2018. and in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2018. "Lover for a Day" received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 83%