My Egyptian Lover

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"My Egyptian Lover"
My Egyptian Lover single cover.jpg
Single by Space Cowboy featuring Nadia Oh
from the album Digital Rock and Hot Like Wow
Released22 January 2007 (2007-01-22)
Recorded2006
Genre Electro house
Length2:22
Label Tiger Trax
Songwriter(s) Nicolas Dresti
Producer(s) Space Cowboy
Space Cowboy singles chronology
"I Would Die 4 U"
(2002)
"My Egyptian Lover"
(2007)
"Something 4 the Weekend"
(2007)

"My Egyptian Lover" is the lead single from Space Cowboy's third studio album, Digital Rock (2006). It features British singer Nadia Oh and has been playlisted on BBC Radio 1, Kiss and Galaxy FM, with support from DJ Scott Mills, who made it his "Record of the Week". "My Egyptian Lover" is also included on Oh's debut album, Hot Like Wow . It was released with remixes by the Loose Cannons, Ben Macklin, Paul Jackson, and Rogerseventytwo. The song was also used heavily by the American recording artist Lady Gaga throughout 2008 to promote her singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face", to which the song's producer partook in the promotion. [1]

Contents

Track listing

UK CD single [2]

  1. "My Egyptian Lover" (Original Radio Edit) – 2:23
  2. "My Egyptian Lover" (Extended Club Mix) – 2:59
  3. "My Egyptian Lover" (Loose Cannons 'Luxorious' Mix) – 6:46
  4. "My Egyptian Lover" (Video) – 2:27

Charts

Chart performance for "My Egyptian Lover"
Chart (2007)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 45
UK Dance (OCC) [4] 12
UK Indie (OCC) [5] 2

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