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About Don't You Want Me
"Don't You Want Me" is a single by British synthpop group The Human League, released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album Dare (1981). It is the band's best known and most commercially successful recording and was the 1981 Christmas number one in the UK, where it has since sold over 1,560,000 copies, making it the 23rd-most successful single in UK Singles Chart history. It later topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on 3 July 1982, where it stayed for three weeks. In November 1983, Rolling Stone named it the "breakthrough song" of the Second British Invasion of the US. In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's seventh-favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.more »
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You were working as a waitress in a co*cktail bar, when I met youI picked you out, I shook you upAnd turned you around, turned you into someone newNow five years later on you've got the world at your feetSuccess has been so easy for youBut don't forget it's me who put you where you are nowAnd I can put you back there tooDon't, don't you want me?You know I can't believe itWhen I hear that you won't see meDon't, don't you want me?You know I don't believe youWhen you say that you don't need meIt's much to late to findWhen you think you've changed your mindYou'd better change it back or we will both be sorryDon't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?I was working as a waitress in a co*cktail barThat much is trueBut even then I knew I'd find a much better placeEither with or without youThe five years we have had have been such good timesI still love youBut now I think it's time I live my life on my ownI guess it's just what I must doDon't, don't you want me?You know I can't believe itWhen I hear that you won't see meDon't, don't you want me?You know I don't believe youWhen you say that you don't need meIt's much to late to findWhen you think you've changed your mindYou'd better change it back or we will both be sorryDon't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?Don't you want me, oh?Don't you want me, baby?
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The Human League
The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. The band had an early hit with "Being Boiled", but achieved stardom after a key change in line-up in 1980, releasing multiple international hits from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. Dare (1981), the band's most popular album, yielded the single "Don't You Want Me", a No. 1 hit in the pop charts of UK, US and many other countries. Other international hits include: "Love Action", "Open Your Heart", "Mirror Man", "Fascination", "The Lebanon", "Human" (a US No. 1) and "Tell Me When". more »
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Written by: John William Callis, Philip Oakey, Adrian Philip Wright
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management
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13 facts about this song
Release Date"Don't You Want Me" was released as a single by The Human League in November 1981. |
AlbumThe song is from the band's third studio album, "Dare." |
Chart PerformanceIt reached number one in the UK singles chart in December 1981, becoming the Christmas number one that year. |
US SuccessIn July 1982, "Don't You Want Me" also topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. |
80s IconIt is one of the most iconic songs of the 1980s and was heavily influenced by the rising synth-pop movement. |
SalesIt is one of less than 90 singles in the UK to have sold over a million copies. |
Music VideoThe song's music video was an early favorite on MTV when the cable music channel debuted in the US in 1981. |
Lyric ContentThe song's lyrics tell a story about a romantic relationship between a man and a woman, where the woman becomes successful and leaves the man feeling rejected and questioning. |
Band's Initial Hesitation"Don't You Want Me" was almost left off the Dare album. The band initially didn’t think much of the song and were worried it could ruin their image. |
Unexpected HitThe song was never intended to be a single but the public response on hearing it on the radio was so positive that it was released and became a major hit. |
Cover VersionsA testament to the song's endurance is the many cover versions it has inspired. Artists such as Alcazar, Mandy Smith, and even the Glee cast have recorded versions of the song. |
Awards"Don't You Want Me" won the 1982 BRIT Award for British Single. |
Popularity in CultureThe song remains popular even today, with frequent airplay on 1980s retrospective programs and 80s-themed events. |
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