Don't You Want Me (Jody Watley song)

For the Human League song, see Don't You Want Me.
"Don't You Want Me"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Jody Watley
Released August 10, 1987
Genre Pop, freestyle
Length 4:13
Label MCA
Writer(s) Jody Watley, Franne Golde, D.P. Bryant
Producer(s) Bernard Edwards
Jody Watley singles chronology
"Still a Thrill"
(1987)		 "Don't You Want Me"
(1987)		 "Some Kind of Lover"
(1988)

"Don't You Want Me" is the third single from singer Jody Watley's eponymous debut album. The song was produced by Bernard Edwards of Chic-fame and written by Jody Watley, Franne Golde and David Paul Bryant.

History

Watley's previous single, "Still a Thrill," fared well in dance and R&B markets, but less-so in the mainstream. This prompted her label, MCA, to go in a more pop-friendly direction. "Don't You Want Me" was one of the biggest crossover singles for the year 1987, reaching top ten on the Billboard pop and R&B charts and becoming a number-one dance club hit.

Sample usage

"Don't You Want Me" was sampled extensively in the 49ers' 1990 hit "Don't You Love Me?". Remixed eurodance versions have appeared on the Dancemania series albums, including Dancemania SPEED 2 issued in 1999.

Chart performance

"Don't You Want Me" landed in the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of October 24, 1987, advancing from #56 to #40. The song would go on to peak at #6 on the Hot 100 and would (beginning December 19, 1987), remain there for three consecutive weeks.

Chart (1987-1988) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart 24
New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 46
UK Singles Chart 55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
Year-End Charts (1987) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] 30
Year-End Charts (1988) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 55

References

  1. ↑ www.charts.org.nz
  2. ↑ "Billboard Dance Club Play Singles - 1987". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Pop Singles - 1988". Retrieved 2011-12-15.

External links

Preceded by
"Victim of Love" by Erasure		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
October 10, 1987 – October 17, 1987 		Succeeded by
"The Real Thing" by Jellybean featuring Steven Dante