Don't You Want Me

"Don't You Want Me" was a single released by British synthpop band the Human League from their album Dare (1981). It reached number one in Britain during Christmas time, 1981. In April 1982, it reached the top forty portion of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually spending three weeks at number one, and enjoying one of the longest chartspans of 1982, twenty-one of those spent in the top forty. Billboard magazine ranked it at number six for the year. "Don't You Want Me" is the first song performed entirely on synthesizers to top the U.S. pop chart.

"Don't You Want Me"
Song

For the Jody Watley song, see Don't You Want Me (Jody Watley song).

A cover of the song was the last majorly successful single by Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. It was released in late 1991, having been produced by Mark Saunders, who also produced The Cure and Erasure.

The song is loosely based on the theme of the film(s) A Star Is Born wherein a protege's life and career surpasses the need for the man who discovers her.

Preceded by "Begin The Beguine" by Julio Iglesias	UK number one single December 6 1981	Succeeded by "Land Of Make Believe" by Bucks Fizz
Preceded by St Winifred's School Choir There's No One Quite Like Grandma	UK Christmas Number One single Don't You Want Me 1981	Succeeded by Renee and Renato Save Your Love
Preceded by "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder	Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 3 1982	Succeeded by "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor

External links

• An article about the origins of the song