Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
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"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" | |
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Song by The Smiths | |
A-side | "William, It Was Really Nothing" |
Released | 20 August 1984 |
Recorded | Jam Studios, July 1984 |
Genre | Indie pop, alternative rock[1] |
Length | 1:50 |
Label | Rough Trade |
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey |
Producer(s) | John Porter |
"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as the B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing" in 1984 and later featured on the compilation albums Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs. It has been covered by numerous other artists.
The Dream Academy version
"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" | ||||
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Single by The Dream Academy | ||||
Released | 1985 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey | |||
Producer(s) | David Gilmour and Nick Laird-Clowes | |||
The Dream Academy singles chronology | ||||
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The Dream Academy covered "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" in 1985. This version peaked at #83 in the UK Singles Chart. An instrumental version of this cover was used in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off in 1986.
Track listing
7" version
- "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
- "In Places on the Run"
12" version
- "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
- "The Party" (acoustic)
- "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (instrumental)
- "In Places on the Run" (edit)
Chart performance
Charts (1985) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[2] | 83 |
Slow Moving Millie version
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" | ||||
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Single by Slow Moving Millie | ||||
from the album Renditions | ||||
Released | 11 November 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Alternative | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Island Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey | |||
Slow Moving Millie singles chronology | ||||
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English actress and songwriter Slow Moving Millie released a cover version of the song, adding commas to its title. It was released on 11 November 2011 as a Digital download from her debut studio album Renditions.[3] Her version was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement.
Music video
A music video, directed by Nicole Nodland, was released onto YouTube on 11 November 2011 at a length of three minutes and six seconds.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" | 2:51 |
Chart performance
Charts (2011) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 31 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 11 November 2011 | Digital Download | Island Records |
Other notable versions
- American Indie rock band The Halo Benders covered this song as a b-side for their 1995 single Don't Touch My Bikini.
- A cover by Elefant was included on the soundtrack for the 2005 Disney superhero movie Sky High.
- A cover by She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) was included with the original version by the Smiths on the soundtrack for the 2009 movie (500) Days of Summer in which Deschanel starred.
- English rock band Muse covered the song, included in their 2001 EP Hyper Music/Feeling Good. Their version is featured in the film Not Another Teen Movie.
- American Indie band Starflyer 59 covered this song in their 2009 compilation Ghosts of the Past.
- American alternative metal band Deftones covered the song and initially included the cover as a track on the 1995 release of the single 7 Words. The cover was later included on Deftones' 2005 compilation album B-Sides & Rarities and their 2011 cover compilation album, Covers.
- Hootie & The Blowfish also covered the song in their 2000 cover album Scattered, Smothered and Covered.
- American country singer Sarah Darling recorded a cover of the song for her 2017 album Dream Country.
In other media
- The Smiths' original version was included on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Pretty in Pink. It also was included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "Never Been Kissed".
- Slow Moving Millie’s version was used in the December 11, 2021 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Billie Eilish. On the YouTube and Hulu versions, the song has been replaced with "Christmas Time" by Danny Cope and Elizabeth Reynolds due to copyright issues.
Certifications
The Smiths version
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 200,000![]() |
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References
- ^ Cross, Alan (6 April 2012). "Top Ten Most Depressing Alternative Rock Songs". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Dream Academy - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Renditions by Slow Moving Millie". 12 December 2011 – via Amazon.
- ^ Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want on YouTube
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "British single certifications – Smiths – Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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