If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You

"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You"
Single by Super Furry Animals
from the album Fuzzy Logic
Released	30 September 1996
Format	CD (CRESCD243) MC (CRECS243) 7" (CRE243)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	11:18
Label	Creation Records
Writer(s)	Super Furry Animals
Producer(s)	Gorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"Something 4 the Weekend" (1996) "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" (1996) "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" (1996)

"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" is the fourth single, and the last to be taken from the album Fuzzy Logic, by Super Furry Animals. It reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in September 1996.^[1]

The packaging of the single features a quote in Welsh, 'Bydded Mae sawl ffordd i gael Wil i'w wely', which roughly translates into English as 'There's more than one way to get Will to bed'.

B-side "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" translates in English as "This Is (Not) The Song That Will Save The Welsh Language"

"The Man Don't Give a Fuck" was originally intended to be released as a B-side on the "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" single, however Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen refused to clear a sample of the track "Show Biz Kids" which features prominently on the track and it was replaced by "Guacamole".^[2]

Critical response

Accolades

Tracklisting

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

• CD (CRESCD243)
  1. "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" – 3:18
  2. "Guacamole" – 4:04
  3. "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" – 3:54
• Promo CD (CRESCD243P)
  1. "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" – 3:18
  2. "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" – 4:04
  3. "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" – 3:54

Personnel

• Gruff Rhys – vocals
• Huw Bunford – guitar
• Guto Pryce – bass guitar
• Cian Ciaran – keyboards
• Dafydd Ieuan – drums

Singles chart positions

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics