I Want You to Want Me
1977 single by Cheap Trick / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Solid Harmonie song, see I Want You to Want Me (Solid Harmonie song).
Not to be confused with I Want You (Cheap Trick song).
"I Want You to Want Me" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It is originally from their second album In Color, released in September 1977. It was the first single released from that album, but it did not chart in the United States in its original studio version, which was influenced by music hall styles.
Quick Facts Single by Cheap Trick, from the album In Color ...
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from the album In Color | ||||
B-side | "Oh Boy (Instrumental Version)" | |||
Released | September 1977 (1977-09) | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
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Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Nielsen | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Werman | |||
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Quick Facts Single by Cheap Trick, from the album Cheap Trick at Budokan ...
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Single by Cheap Trick | ||||
from the album Cheap Trick at Budokan | ||||
B-side | "Clock Strikes Ten" | |||
Released | April 1979 (1979-04) | |||
Recorded | April 1978 | |||
Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo | |||
Genre | Hard rock, power pop | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Nielsen | |||
Producer(s) | Cheap Trick | |||
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Eleven months later, a more rock-oriented live version from the band's successful Cheap Trick at Budokan album was released as a single and became one of their biggest hits, peaking at number seven in the US, number two in Canada, and number one in Japan. It has since become Cheap Trick's signature song.