I Want You to Want Me
| "I Want You to Want Me" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Oh Boy" |
| "I Want You to Want Me" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Clock Strikes Ten (Live)" |
"I Want You to Want Me" is a song by Cheap Trick which first appeared on their second album In Color in 1977. It was the first single released from that album but it didn't chart in the US. A live version of the song from the album Cheap Trick at Budokan was released in 1979 and became their biggest selling single, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was also the band's highest charting single in Britain, where it reached #29.
Chart performance
| Chart | Debut date |
Peak position |
Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | April 28, 1979 | #7 | 19 |
| Cash Box Top 100 Singles | April 21, 1979 | #3 | 23 |
All appearances
- 1977: In Color
- 1978: Cheap Trick at Budokan
- 1978: From Tokyo to You
- 1991: The Greatest Hits
- 1991: Queens Logic soundtrack
- 1997: Private Parts soundtrack
- 1998: Cheap Trick at Budokan: The Complete Concert
- 1999: That '70s Album (Rockin')
- 2000: Authorized Greatest Hits
Cover versions
- Gael García Bernal – Rudo y cursi soundtrack, Spanish language cover entitled "Quiero que me quieras"
- Letters to Cleo – 10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack
- Dwight Yoakam – Tomorrow's Sounds Today
- Lindsay Lohan – A Little More Personal (Raw)
- Chris Isaak – Best of Chris Isaak
- Propagandhi – How To Clean Everything