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For My Lover Spotify streams & play count

Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman19883:12

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Spotify streams

42,750,332

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 9 Nov 2026, 07:51 UTC.

Popularity
57 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 42,750,332 plays on 9 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
42,750,332First reading

Track details

Released
Track number
9
Duration
3:12
Explicit
No
Tempo
162.7 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Folk
  • Folk Rock
  • Easy Listening
  • Pop Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • Country Blues
  • Americana
  • Jazz Blues
  • Soul

Moods

  • Cozy
  • Mellow
  • Soft
  • Chill
  • Quiet
  • Tranquil
  • Relaxing
  • Love
  • Slow
  • Gentle

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Tracy Chapman
Producer
David Kershenbaum

More by Tracy Chapman

  1. Baby Can I Hold You591,521,380 plays
  2. Give Me One Reason421,771,179 plays

Tracy Chapman's other tracks this site keeps a page for, most played first. Tracy Chapman's artist page

For developers

Get For My Lover's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=17W8bZBSty1TJ4CRG4GGJK&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does For My Lover have on Spotify?

For My Lover by Tracy Chapman had 42,750,332 streams on Spotify as of 9 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was For My Lover released?

5 Apr 1988, on the album Tracy Chapman.

Who wrote and produced For My Lover?

Producer: David Kershenbaum. Writer: Tracy Chapman.

What genre is For My Lover?

The API's track insights tag it Singer-Songwriter, Folk and Folk Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of For My Lover?

162.7 BPM, from the API's track insights.