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	1987
Genre	Pop, freestyle
Length	4:13
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Jody Watley, Franne Gold, D.P. Bryant
Producer	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.

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)	Peak position
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

References

1. ^ www.charts.org.nz

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