"My Forbidden Lover" is the second single from Chic's 1979 album Risqué. From the funk/soul genre, and in the style of disco, the song was written and produced by Chic's two frontmen, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. Billboard described "My Forbidden Lover" as following its #1 soul music hit "Good Times" with "another impeccably produced rhythm number." Cash Box said it was similar to "Good Times," "striking the same groove without being totally repetitive."