I Wanted to Tell Her

"I Wanted to Tell Her"
Single by Ministry and Shay Jones
from the album With Sympathy
B-side	"I Wanted to Tell Her" (remix)
Released	1983
Format	Vinyl, Maxi single, 45rpm
Recorded	Late 1982 at Syncro Sound Studios, Boston
Genre	Synthpop, new wave[1]
Length	5:29
Label	Arista, BMG
Writer(s)	Alain Jourgensen, Shay Jones[2]
Producer(s)	Vince Ely, Ian Taylor
Ministry chronology
"I'm Falling" (1981) "I Wanted to Tell Her" (1983) "Work for Love" (1983)

"I Wanted to Tell Her" is a single by American industrial band Ministry which, at the time, was a synthpop band. The song was released as the lead single from their debut album, With Sympathy.

Reception

"I Wanted to Tell Her" is one of the most popular songs from With Sympathy, charting on both the US Dance and NZ charts. The song was picked as an AllMusic reviewer's pick.^[2]

Track listing

7" Vinyl

1. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (edit) – 3:55
2. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (mono) – 3:55

Maxi-single

1. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (remix) – 6:57
2. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (dub) – 4:45
3. "Effigy" – 3:51
4. "Revenge" – 3:48

12" Vinyl

1. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (remix) – 6:57
2. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (Tongue-Tied remix) – 4:45

45 RPM

1. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (remix) – 6:57
2. "I Wanted to Tell Her" (Tongue-Tied remix) – 4:45
3. "A Walk In the Park" – 4:58

NOTE: Tongue-Tied Mix and Dub version are the same.^[3]

Covers

The song was covered in 2011 by electronic duo Holy Ghost!.^[4]

Charts

Personnel

Ministry

• Alain Jourgensen – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Stephen George – drums

Additional personnel

• Robert Roberts – keyboards
• Shay Jones – feature vocals
• John Davis – keyboards
• Walter Turbitt – guitar
• Martin Sorenson – bass guitar

References