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1981 single by the Human League

"Don't You Desire Me"
Single by the Human being League
from the album Dare
B-side	"Seconds"
Released	27 November 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	New moving ridge synthpop[ane]
Length	three:57
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Jo Callis Philip Oakey Philip Adrian Wright
Producer(s)	Martin Rushent
The Human League singles chronology
"Open Your Heart" (1981) "Don't You Want Me" (1981) "Being Boiled" (1982)
Music video
"Don't You Want Me" on YouTube

"Don't Y'all Desire Me" is a unmarried past British synthpop group the Human League (credited on the cover as The Homo League 100). Information technology was released on 27 November 1981 every bit the fourth unmarried from their tertiary studio album Dare (1981). The ring'southward all-time known and most commercially successful song, it was the biggest selling Uk single of 1981,^[ii] that year's Christmas number ane, and has since sold over 1,560,000 copies in the U.k., making it the 23rd-well-nigh successful single in UK Singles Chart history.^[3] Information technology topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United states of america on 3 July 1982, where it stayed for three weeks.

In November 1983, Rolling Rock named information technology the "quantum song" of the 2nd British Invasion of the The states.^[4] In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's seventh-favourite 1980s number 1 in a poll for ITV.^[five]

Background [edit]

The lyrics were inspired afterwards atomic number 82 vocaliser Philip Oakey read a photo-story in a teen-girl's mag. Though the song had been conceived and recorded in the studio as a male solo, Oakey was inspired by the pic A Star Is Born and decided to plough the song into a conflicting duet with ane of the band's 2 teenage female person vocalists. Susan Ann Sulley was and so asked to take on the function. Until then, she and the other female vocalist, Joanne Catherall, had only been assigned bankroll vocals; Sulley says she was chosen merely through "luck of the draw".^[half-dozen] Musicians Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright created a synthesizer score to accompany the lyrics that was much harsher than the version that was actually released. Initial versions of the song were recorded just Virgin Records-appointed producer Martin Rushent was unhappy with them. He and Callis remixed the track, giving information technology a softer, and in Oakey's stance, "poppy" sound. Oakey hated the new version and idea it would exist the weakest track on Dare, resulting in one of his infamous rows with Rushent.^[7] Oakey disliked it then much that it was relegated to the last rails on side two of the album.

Before the release of Dare, iii of its tracks—"The Sound of the Oversupply", "Love Action (I Believe in Love)", and "Open Your Middle"—had already been released every bit successful singles. With a hit album and three hit singles in a row, Virgin's chief executive Simon Draper decided to release one more unmarried from the album before the end of 1981. His choice, "Don't You Want Me", instantly caused a row with Oakey, who did not want another single to be released because he was convinced that "the public were at present sick of hearing" the ring and the choice of the "poor quality filler rail" would almost certainly be a disaster, wrecking the group's new-establish popularity. The band felt the track was "our sort of Des O'Connor song."^[viii] Virgin were adamant that a fourth single would exist released and Oakey finally agreed on the condition that a large color poster accompany the 7" unmarried, because he felt fans would "feel ripped off" by the 'substandard' unmarried alone.^[nine]

The Man League often added ambiguous references to their productions and the record sleeve of "Don't You Want Me" featured the suffix of "100". This was a reference to The 100 Club, a restaurant/bar in Sheffield.^[10]

Today, the song is widely considered a classic of its era. In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior editor for AllMusic, described the song equally "a devastating chronicle of a frayed romance wrapped in the greatest pop hooks and production of its year."^[xi] Beau new wave musician Graham Parker praised the song, saying, "I simply dearest that catchy chorus."^[12] Oakey still describes it as overrated, merely acknowledges his initial dismissal was misguided and claims pride in the track.^{[ citation needed ]} Oakey is besides at pains to point out some other misconception: that information technology is not a love song, only "a nasty song about sexual power politics."^[thirteen]

Chart functioning and sales [edit]

"Don't You Want Me" was released in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland on 27 November 1981. The B-side was "Seconds", some other runway lifted directly from the Dare album. As with previous singles, a 12" version was also issued featuring the original version of "Don't Y'all Desire Me" and "Seconds" on the A-side and an "extended trip the light fantastic mix" lasting seven and a half minutes on the B-side. This mix is also featured on the Love and Dancing anthology that was released under the proper name of the League Unlimited Orchestra in 1982.

To the amazement of the band (and especially Oakey),^[14] the song entered the Uk Singles Nautical chart at #9 and shot to #1 the post-obit week, remaining in that location over the Christmas period for a total of five weeks. It ultimately became the biggest-selling single to be released in 1981, and the fifth biggest-selling single of the unabridged decade. Its success was repeated six months subsequently in the US, with "Don't You Want Me" hit #i on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Billboard magazine ranked it equally the sixth-biggest hit of 1982. The single was certified Gold past the RIAA the same year for sales of a million copies. "Don't You lot Want Me" is notable as the starting time song featuring the revolutionary Linn LM-i drum machine to hit #1 on the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland charts and also the first LM-one track to top the Billboard Hot 100.^{[ citation needed ]}

After the band scored a number of hits for Warner'southward eastwest label, the song was remixed and issued by Virgin as a CD,^[15] cassette^[16] and 12" single in October 1995. This version featured new remixes by Hooj Choons' Cerise Jerry and German Eurodance duo Snap!, and would tiptop at #16 on the U.k. singles nautical chart.^[17] The release coincided with the result of the group's second Greatest Hits compilation anthology soon afterward (which featured the Snap 7 inch remix), while the main seven inch remix by Red Jerry was put on Now 32 by Virgin/EMI/Polygram, alongside trip the light fantastic acts like Goldie, Candy Girls and Wildchild.^[18]

Equally of Nov 2012, "Don't You Want Me" was the 23rd acknowledged single in the UK, with ane.55 million copies sold.^[iii] On 23 March 2014, the song re-entered the U.k. Singles Chart at #nineteen and debuted at #1 in the Scottish singles charts thanks to a social media campaign past fans of Aberdeen Football game Social club.^[19] In 2017 information technology was reported to be the 43rd most successful single in UK chart history with sales and streams combined.^[20]

In 2021, Viacom International Studios put into production a music chart programme called The 80s Greatest Hits 1980-1989 for Channel v^[21] and asked the Official Charts Visitor (OCC) to provide the countdowns for the series, based on the best-selling singles for each twelvemonth. When the 1981 episode was broadcast (at present under the title of Britain's Favourite lxxx'due south Songs)^[22] "Don't You Want Me" was placed at number one,^[ii] with the OCC at present confirming it was the official acknowledged song of 1981 with an estimated 1.15 one thousand thousand sales (previously the title had gone to "Tainted Beloved" past Soft Prison cell, which now has been put in second place with 1.05 million sales).

Music video [edit]

In 1981, record company Virgin were becoming aware that the promotional music video was evolving into an important marketing tool, with MTV being launched that year. Considering information technology was agreed^{[ by whom? ]} that the video for "Open up Your Center" had looked "cheap and nasty",^{[ commendation needed ]} Virgin commissioned a much more than elaborate and expensive promotional video for "Don't You Want Me".

The video for the vocal was filmed nigh Slough, Berkshire, during November 1981 and has the theme of the filming and editing of a murder-mystery film, featuring the band members as characters and production staff. Because it is a "making-of" video, both crew and photographic camera appliance appear throughout. The video was conceived and directed by the Irish filmmaker Steve Barron, and has at its core the interaction between a successful extra (also a second negative cutter) played by Susan Ann Sulley walking out on "motion-picture show managing director" Philip Oakey on a film set. It is loosely based on the film A Star Is Born. Well-nigh the end of the video, Wright, who also plays a film editor, has an expression on his face up while the camera pulls back to reveal that the negative room where Oakey, Wright and Sulley were working is yet another prepare (the camera tin be seen in the mirror's reflection).

Filmed on a cold, wet winter night, the video was shot on 35mm film instead of the cheaper videotape prevalent at the time. Sulley claims that Barron was heavily influenced by the cinematography in Ultravox's video for "Vienna" (directed past Russell Mulcahy earlier that year). Barron was too influenced by François Truffaut and his film Day for Night, and, because of that, the clapperboard seen in the video bears the inscription "Le League Humaine" as a tribute to Truffaut.

The video is credited^{[ past whom? ]} for making Oakey, Sulley and Catherall visual icons of the early on 1980s, just information technology became controversial after^{[ commendation needed ]} for a scene involving the murder-mystery film subplot in which Jo Callis appears to shoot Catherall (and later in the video repeated with Oakey shooting Sulley) with a pistol from a auto window (a Saab 99 turbo). The scene is cut out of the DVD version and commonly when shown on music boob tube, replaced with a montage of other shots from the video edited in wearisome motion. The other machine used in the video is a gilded W-reg (1981–82) Rover SD1 conveying the registration plate "GCK 68W". DVLA records show that this machine's final period of Vehicle Excise Duty expired on 24 April 1992. In a 1995 interview, Catherall mentioned that the car Callis was driving had to exist pushed into shot equally he could non drive at the time, to which Sulley added "he withal can't!"^[23]

The video was released in December 1981.

Rails listing [edit]

1981 release [edit]

7" vinyl (Virgin VS466)

1. "Don't Yous Want Me" – 3:57
2. "Seconds" – 4:59

12" vinyl (Virgin VS466-12)

1. "Don't Y'all Want Me" – three:57
2. "Seconds" – iv:59
3. "Don't You lot Desire Me (Ext. Dance Mix)" – 7:30

1995 release [edit]

CD (Virgin VSCDT1557)

1. "Don't You Want Me (Blood-red Jerry 7" Remix)" - 3:43
2. "Don't You Want Me (Snap vii" Remix)" - 3:58
3. "Don't Yous Desire Me (Red Jerry 12" Remix)" - 6:11
4. "Don't Y'all Want Me (Snap 12" Extended Remix)" - 6:14
5. "Don't You Want Me (Red Jerry Dub Mix)" - 7:01
6. "Don't You Want Me (Original Version)" - 3:57

12" vinyl (Virgin VST1557)

1. "Don't You Want Me (Snap 12" Extended Remix)" - six:12
2. "Don't You Desire Me (Scarlet Jerry 12" Remix)" - vi:09

Cassette (Virgin VSC 1557)

1. "Don't You lot Want Me (Crimson Jerry vii" Remix)" - iii:43
2. "Don't You Want Me (Snap 7" Remix)" - three:58
3. "Don't You Want Me (Red Jerry 12" Remix)" - half dozen:11
4. "Don't You Want Me (Original Version)" - iii:57

Charts and certifications [edit]

Mandy Smith version [edit]

"Don't You Want Me Infant"
Single by Mandy Smith
B-side	"If Information technology Makes You Feel Adept"
Released	May 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Popular
Length	3:44
Label	PWL
Songwriter(due south)	Philip Oakey Jo Callis Philip Adrian Wright
Producer(s)	Pete Hammond
Mandy Smith singles chronology
"Victim of Pleasure" (1988) "Don't Yous Want Me Baby" (1989) "I Just Can't Wait (92' Remixes)" (1992)

In 1989, English pop singer Mandy covered this vocal nether the title of "Don't You Want Me Baby". Released as a standalone single after her simply anthology Mandy, it was also Smith'south final single and became her only single to hit the United kingdom height 75, peaking at No. 59. The B-side, "If Information technology Makes Y'all Feel Practiced", featured on the album. The song was included as a bonus track on the 2009 reissue of her anthology.

Rail listings [edit]

CD unmarried

1. "Don't You Desire Me Babe"
2. "If It Makes You lot Experience Good"
3. "Don't You lot Desire Me Baby" (Cocktail Mix)
4. "If Information technology Makes You Experience Adept" (Extended Version)

7" single

1. "Don't You Want Me Baby"
2. "If It Makes You lot Feel Adept"

12" single

1. "Don't You Desire Me Baby" (Cocktail Mix)
2. "If It Makes Y'all Feel Good" (Extended Version)

Charts [edit]

Chart (1989)	Peak Position
Great britain Singles Chart[54]	59
Irish Singles Chart[55]	30

The Farm version [edit]

"Don't You Desire Me"
Single past the Subcontract
from the album Beloved Meet No Color
B-side	"Obviously"
Released	Oct 1992
Recorded	1992
Length	iv:12
Label	End Production
Songwriter(s)	Jo Callis Philip Oakey Philip Adrian Wright
Producer(s)	Mark Saunders
The Farm singles chronology
"Ascent Lord's day" (1992) "Don't You Want Me" (1992) "Love Encounter No Colour" (re-mix)" (1992)

British band the Farm released a cover of "Don't You Want Me" in Oct 1992 that reached #18 in the U.k. charts, making information technology their tertiary most successful single after 1990'south "All Together At present" and "Peachy Railroad train". It was originally recorded for the NME clemency album Red Trax.

An uncredited female singer sings lead vocal on the second verse, equally sung by Susanne Sulley in the original version. The music video features former Manchester United footballer George Best mouthing forth to the chorus.^[56]

Rails listings [edit]

CD single

1. "Don't Y'all Want Me"
2. "Don't You Want Me" (Premier Mix)
3. "Obviously"
4. "Groovy Train" (Alternative Mix)

seven" single

1. "Don't You Want Me"
2. "Plain"

12" single

1. "Don't You Want Me" (Premier Mix)
2. "Don't You Want Me" (20K Mix)
3. "Don't Y'all Want Me" (Pickles Keef Mix)
4. "Not bad Train" (Culling Mix)

Alcazar version [edit]

"Don't Yous Want Me"
Unmarried by Alcazar
from the album Casino
Released	May 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:27
Label	RCA Records BMG
Songwriter(south)	Jo Callis Philip Oakey Philip Adrian Wright
Alcazar singles chronology
"Sexual Guarantee" (2001) "Don't You Want Me" (2002) "Not a Sinner Nor a Saint" (2003)

"Don't Y'all Want Me" was recorded a Eurodance vocal by Swedish band Alcazar, released internationally in 2002. The song was included in the European version of Casino together with a few others. It was recorded in Stockholm at first, but when the band wanted information technology for a new pan-European single, a new version was made.

The single was released in Australia equally a follow-up to the successful unmarried "Crying at the Discoteque". The white 12-inch was released in Europe and distributed to DJs to get maximum airplay at the disco arenas.

"Don't You Want Me" is Alcazar's biggest hit in the United States with 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #30.

Music video [edit]

The video was filmed at Filmhuset in Stockholm, and was directed by Jesper Ganslandt. The video takes place in "Circus Alcazar" and is filled with horses, ducks, an evil parrot, acrobats, the Alcazar ballet (including a dog in a pink ballerina dress) and Annikafiore's boyfriend juggling with fire in the groundwork. The video shoot took almost 23 hours.

Track listing [edit]

CD single

1. "Almighty Radio Edit" – 3:27
2. "Omnipotent Social club Mix" – 7:25
3. "Project Eden Remix" – 7:34
4. "Earth Lodge Anthem" – 10:24
5. "Wild Cowboys Radio Mix" – 3:38

Chart performance [edit]

Nautical chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[57]	37
Belgian Singles Nautical chart (Flanders)[58]	21
Dutch Singles Nautical chart[59]	83
Finnish Singles Nautical chart[60]	eighteen
Swedish Singles Nautical chart[61]	30
Swiss Singles Chart[62]	76
Hot Trip the light fantastic Club Play[63]	30
Japan[ citation needed ]	3

See also [edit]

• Listing of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1982

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External links [edit]

• "Don't You Desire Me" at Discogs (list of releases)
• "Don't Y'all Want Me" at The Blackness Striking of Space.dk
• The Man League - Don't Yous Want Me on YouTube

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