When it comes down to cheating, I feel that this song is the national anthem. It's very simple to interpret when a woman's current man isn't pleasing her in any way, especially sexually, she will step out. The man she goes to will be a temporary substitution who will make her feel brand new. He can't be her full-time lover, because that would literally make him her lover. However, part-time is better because it's a no strings attached type of thing.

This slow, sexy track was written and produced by Jodeci's own DeVante Swing. It turns out Swing loved Dino's voice so much that he decided to write the song for him. He felt that Dino was the right person to give the song justice. Swing predicted what would soon become reality as "Part Time Lover" rose to #9 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles chart at #17. This was a very good, lucrative move that benefited both Dino as a singer and Swing as a songwriter.