From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia;<br />"Whenever You're Near Me"<br />Single by; Ace of Base<br />from the album Cruel Summer<br />Released October 6, 1998<br />Genre; Pop<br />Length; 3:32<br />Label; Arista<br />Ace of Base singles chronology<br />"Cruel Summer"<br />(1998) "'Whenever You're Near Me'"<br />(1998) "Everytime It Rains"<br />(2000)<br />"Whenever You're Near Me" was the second single from Ace of Base's third American record, Cruel Summer. The original version of the song was called Life Is a Flower and was a huge hit in Europe and Japan. The lyrics were rewritten by song composer Mike Chapman, and the song was released to radio stations in North and South America on October 6, 1998.
