"Speed Lover" is a song by Claudio Magnani under the alias Speedman. Produced in 2000, the song made its first appearance in the compilation albun "Super Eurobeat Vol. 111" on September 20, 2000; then in was released together with the other three songs ("Tokyo Lights" by Phil Jones, "Adorable" by Kevin Johnson and "Bang Bang (Kill My Heart)" also by Speedman) in a vinyl maxi-single by Delta in March 2001. Years later, it was released digitally by Avex on December 21, 2024.
The song was written by Clara Moroni with Laurent Gelmetti, composed by Gelmetti with Cristiano Massera, and produced by Gelmetti as Laurent Newfield.
The full version is sometimes tagged as "G.T. Mix".
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Speed, Speed Lover
Game's not over
Speed, Speed Lover
Game's not over
Ai-ai-ai-ai
Ai-ai-ai-ai
Ai-ai-ai-ai
La-la-la
Ai-ai-ai-ai
Ai-ai-ai-ai
Ai-ai-ai-ai
[Verse 1]
Pressure level zero
Engine checking OK
Average on meters
Hai ai ho
[Verse 2]
Sweating by your temples,
Steering wheel positioned
Tyres under pressure
Everything's OK
[Pre-Chorus]
Heavy rain
Pushing the starter of your car
Heavy brain
Coz you know it can drive you mad
Pay the price
Feeling the power in your veins
Roll the dice once again
[Chorus - Repeat Twice]
Speed, Speed Lover
Game's not over
Hot glitters on the track
Woh-oh-oh
Speed speed lover
Count down's over
Running to win or die
[Verse 3]
Speed speed lover
Control on your motions
Turning like a master
Ai-ai-oh
[Verse 4]
Twenty laps to go-o
Chasing on your glory
Blood is under pressure
Everything's OK
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Releases and Formats[]
DELTA 1089 - 2001[]
Speed Lover, Tokyo Lights, Adorable and Bang Bang (Kill My Heart) were on the DELTA 1089 vinyl in 2001.
| Side | Song | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Tokyo Lights (Roppongi Mix) | Phil Jones | 5:20 |
| A2 | Adorable (Love Mix) | Kevin Johnson | 4:53 |
| B1 | Speed Lover (G.T. Mix) | Speedman | 5:24 |
| B2 | Bang Bang Kill (My Heart) (Extended Mix) | 5:23 |
Avex Single - 2024[]
| # | Version | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speed Lover | 3:59 |
Eurobeat Masters Single - 2025[]
| # | Version | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speed Lover (SEB Mix) | 5:25 |
| 2 | Speed Lover (EM Mix) | 5:24 |
| 3 | Speed Lover (Movie Size) | 3:21 |
Release History[]
| Date | Region | Label | Format | Cat No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Delta | 12-inch vinyl; maxi-single | DELTA 1089 |
| December 31, 2024 | Japan | Avex Trax | Digital · Download | ANTCD-A0000015499 |
| February 16, 2025 | Italy | Delta • Eurobeat Masters Singles | - |
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Trivia[]
- Speed Lover was featured in the 2001 movie Initial D Third Stage, in the Takumi Fujiwara vs Kyoichi Sudo rematch battle and in the special "Initial D to the Next Stage - The Way to Project D" in 2004. Later in 2024, it was featured in Turn17 of MF Ghost.
- This makes it one of the three Eurobeat songs to be featured in the Initial D anime and MF Ghost, alongside "The Jungle Is On Fire" and "Eurohero".
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| MF Ghost | |
|---|---|
| Trailers | Manifold Love - Hotblade • Break Out Fire - Mega NRG Man • Are You Ready To Fly - Dream Fighters • Face Down - Hotblade • 2 Love, 4 Love - Pamsy & Ace • Power Two - Hotblade • Eurohero - Neo • Burning Like Fire - Dave Rodgers ft. Alex De Rosso |
| Season 1 | Do You Really Wanna Love Me - Norma Sheffield • Red Light And Sex - Mega NRG Man • Break Out Fire - Mega NRG Man • Wilder Faster Louder - Dejo • Pull The Trigger - Bon • Hi Love - Jay Lehr • In The Eyes Of A Tiger - Dejo & Bratt • King Of The Century - Leslie Parrish • Are You Ready To Fly - Dream Fighters • Crazy Love - Annerley • Anyway, Anymore - Cherry • The Spirit Of The Night - Deemo • Because Of You - Jager • Face Down - Hotblade • Gotta Go - Go 2 • Hot Hot Racin' Car - Go 2 • Rock Me - Mega NRG Man Feat. Kiko Loureiro • Be My Queen - Derreck Simons • Bad Love - David Dima • Spitfire - Go 2. |
| MF Ghost Battle Digest | Do You Really Wanna Love Me - Norma Sheffield • Red Light And Sex - Mega NRG Man • Break Out Fire - Mega NRG Man • Wilder Faster Louder - Dejo • Hi Love - Jay Lehr • In The Eyes Of A Tiger - Dejo & Bratt • King Of The Century - Leslie Parrish • Are You Ready To Fly - Dream Fighters • Crazy Love - Annerley • Anyway, Anymore - Cherry • The Spirit Of The Night - Deemo • Because Of You - Jager • Face Down - Hotblade • Gotta Go - Go 2 • Hot Hot Racin' Car - Go 2 • Spitfire - Go 2. |
| Season 2 | 2 Love, 4 Love - Ace & Pamsy • Spirit Of The Night - David Dima • Rock Beatin' Wild - Fastway • Power Two - Hotblade • Run - Fastway • Go Wild - Dusty • Not For Sale - Go 2 • The Jungle Is On Fire - J-Stark • Speed Lover - Speedman • Speed Of Light - The Snake • Adrenaline - Manuel • A World Of Joy - Dave Rodgers & Kaioh • Rainin' In My Heart - Ace & Melissa White • In The Fire Of Victory - Ace • Hyper Super Powers - Fastway • Brand New World - Ace • Baby, I'm On Fire - Ace Warrior • The Year Of The Dragon - Powerful T. • Burning Like Fire - Dave Rodgers ft. Alex De Rosso • Freedom Ride - The Snake • Eurohero - Neo • Firebird - Dream Fighters • Play With Fire - Fastway • The Final Game - Dave Rodgers & Kiko Loureiro. |