Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted
"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" is a song written by Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, and Wes Farrell and was recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Up to Date.[1]
"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" | ||||
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Single by The Partridge Family | ||||
from the album Up to Date | ||||
B-side | "You Are Always on My Mind" | |||
Released | February 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | Bell Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, Wes Farrell | |||
Producer(s) | Wes Farrell | |||
The Partridge Family singles chronology | ||||
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Background
Lead singer David Cassidy hated the song. He didn't think it was a good song at all and hated the idea he had to talk in the middle of it so much so he refused to do it.[2]
This caused consternation with the studio and the record company, where the heads of both Bell Records and Screen Gems, both owned by Columbia Pictures, got involved.[2] Shooting of The Partridge Family was stopped so his manager and agent could talk to him over the issue.[2] It was suggested to Cassidy that the song would achieve greater commercial success with the spoken interlude included.[2]
They put pressure on him until he caved in and did the record as requested. When it was finished, he begged them not to release it.[2] "It was horrible, I was embarrassed by it. I still can't listen to that record."[2]
Chart performance
The song went to #6 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and was on the charts for 12 weeks.[3] The song went to #1 in Canada.[4] The song also reached #6 in France and #9 in Australia. It was named the #13 song of 1971 on the Cashbox charts.[5] The song was certified as a gold disc in March 1971.[6] Weekly charts
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Popular culture
- This was also the song that was playing before the Emergency Broadcast System False Alarm of 1971 on WOWO Radio.
References
- Lindsay Planer (1970-09-25). "Up to Date - The Partridge Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- C'Mon Get Happy - Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family bus by David Cassidy and Chip Deffaa, Warner Books Inc, 1994. pp 70–71 ISBN 0-446-39531-5
- "Artist Search for "the partridge family"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- "Song artist 754 - The Partridge Family". Tsort.info. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Top 100 1971-04-03". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2016-10-03.