瑞典四人流行團體［王牌］──雷鬼－流行曲──［Whenever Youre Near Me／每當你靠近我］

Whenever youre near me
I give you everything I have
Someone to believe in
When things are good or when theyre bad
You know how to please me
Mm, like nobody can
Someone to believe in
Be my lover, be my friend

When every race is run and the day is closin in
I feel the need to hold you, let the night begin
Come softly to me, show me why

Whenever youre near me
I give you everything I have
Someone to believe in
When things are good or when theyre bad
You know how to please me
Mm, like nobody can
Someone to believe in
Be my lover, be my friend

I cannot wait to feel the beating of your heart
The days are long, and theyre just keeping us apart
Come softly to me, show me why

Whenever youre near me
I give you everything I have
Someone to believe in
When things are good or when theyre bad
You know how to please me
Mm, like nobody can
Someone to believe in
Be my lover, be my friend
Whenever youre near me

Love is the reason we can feel this way inside, oh, oh-oh
Turnin the world around, makin us wild
Love is the music beatin in our hearts tonight, oh, oh-oh
Lightin the way to take us deeper inside
Whenever youre-

Whenever youre near me
I give you everything I have
Someone to believe in
When things are good or when theyre bad
You know how to please me
Mm, like nobody can
Someone to believe in
Be my lover, be my friend

Whenever youre near me
Someone to believe in
When things are good or when theyre bad
You know how to please me
Someone to believe in
Be my lover, be my friend
Whenever youre near me

１９９８年６月，瑞典四人流行團體王牌（Ace of Base）推出第三張大碟［Flowers／花］（Mega／Arista唱片發行）

美國版則在９月才發行　並改名［Cruel Summer］

製作群包括:Per Adebratt，John Amatiello，Jonas "Joker" Berggren，Douglas Carr，Cutfather & Joe，Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg，Tommy Ekman，Ole Evenrude，Charles Fisher，Stephen Hague，Johnny Jam & Delgado，StoneStream．

樂評褒貶不一．

大碟［Flowers］登上瑞典專輯榜＃５，德國＃３（1998年度#72），

英國＃１５－銀唱片（６萬張＋）

瑞士冠軍－金唱片（2.5萬張＋）（1998年度#46）

芬蘭＃２，匈牙利＃７，挪威＃１２，奧地利＃１５，法國＃１６，義大利＃２５

首支國際單曲（北美除外）是［Life is a Flower／生命是朵花］（Jonas "Joker" Berggren創作）

登上瑞典榜＃５，英國＃５，且是１９９８年全歐電台播放率最高歌曲．

不過［Life is a Flower／生命是朵花］被認為不適合美國觀眾。

美國版專輯［Cruel Summer］中，並未收錄此曲，

Arista唱片總裁Clive Davis訂購了一個新版本，沿用原曲，讓作曲家 Mike Chapman 重寫歌詞，改成情歌［Whenever Youre Near Me／每當你靠近我］，

Ole Evenrude 重新製作成一首雷鬼－流行曲， 

《Billboard》的Larry Flick寫道，這首歌‘展示王牌重新審視更熟悉的流行/雷鬼聲音，正是這些聲音使該樂隊成為最受歡迎的40 名樂隊。’

此曲「建立在值得信賴的聲音之上，而不是模仿它。

這首歌的編曲顯然更加複雜，充滿陽光明媚的加勒比打擊樂和少量原聲吉他/合成器的相互作用。

珍妮和林恩的聲音“明顯比過去的單曲更加克制，這使得旋律和副歌能夠發揮其感染力，而不會造成聲音過度誇張。”

這首可愛的單曲絕對令人無法抗拒，幾秒鐘之內就會在電視廣播中飽和。

［Whenever Youre Near Me］在１９９８年１０月在北美以第二單曲發行，

但表現並不理想，只登上美國單曲榜＃７６，

副榜──舞曲／混音銷售榜＃１２

加拿大＃５１

大碟［Cruel Summer］只登上美國專輯榜＃１０１，

加拿大＃２３──金唱片（５萬張＋）

但日本相當暢銷，取得２白金（４０萬張＋）

US Version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkSdP1-GY9s

(Giuseppe Ds Extended Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zEsk78Nb4

(Strobes Subway Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gnAPJ0QlvM

(DJ Strobes Club Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67tc_1kH3LM

(Live Show Ricky Lake Show, 1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPFk7dh318o