"Don't You Want Me" | ||||
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Single by Felix | ||||
from the album #1 | ||||
A-side | Hooj Mix | |||
B-side | Original Mix | |||
Released | 27 July 1992 | |||
Format | CD single, CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi, cassette | |||
Genre | Hardbag, Eurodance, house | |||
Length | 3:10 (single version) 4:01 (album version) |
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Label | Hooj Choons, Deconstruction, RCA, BMG, Big Beat | |||
Writer(s) | Francis Wright, Cheri Renee Williams, Joanne Yvonne Thomas, Renee Washington, Cassio Ware, Derek A. Jenkins, Dwayne "Spen" Richardson, Paul Scott | |||
Producer(s) | Felix, Rollo and Red Jerry (remix) | |||
Felix singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't You Want Me" is a dance / electronic song recorded by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix. It was released as his debut single from his album #1 in late 1992. Musically, it samples Jomanda's "Don't You Want My Love" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda (remixed by Rollo and Red Jerry). It topped the chart in Finland, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It also went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1992.
In 1995 and 1996, the song charted again, but in remixed form.
This song is largely considered to be the track that launched the hardbag explosion. It appears on the compilation The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! in remixed form, and was used in the episode "New Girl" of the TV series The Office. It was also famously featured in St George, a 1996 Tango Blackcurrant advertisement for television. On the single re-release, which features the version from the advert which also samples dialogue from the advert, the Tango Blackcurrant logo even appears several times on the artwork.
1 1995 remixes
2 1996 remixes
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone