"Don't Say You Love Me" is a song written, produced and performed by English

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duo

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. The track was released by

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as the second single from the duo's eleventh studio album '' Nightbird''. Although essentially a

song, "Don't Say You Love Me" had elements of

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and

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influences in its rhythm and lyrical structure. The song was

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ed twice by Jeremy Wheatley when released as a single, one which gave the song a smoother, more

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feel (the single mix) and one which was a harsher dance number (the radio mix). While the prior single " Breathe" and subsequent single "

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" / "

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" both offered downloadable software on their limited edition CD singles for creating remixes of the respective songs, "Don't Say You Love Me" instead offered a separate website with a

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-based remix applet that allows the user to purchase custom remixes as MP3 downloads. As an incentive, each unique combination of the song's tracks can only be purchased once. "Don't Say You Love Me" became Erasure's twenty-ninth Top 20 single on the

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, peaking at number fifteen. In

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, the single hit number sixty-nine.

Track listings

CD single #1 (CDMUTE337)

# "Don't Say You Love Me" (single mix) # "Lie to Me"

CD single #2 (LCDMUTE337)

# "Don't Say You Love Me" (

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and Eon vox remix) # "Don't Say You Love Me" (ATOC's Rockin' 'n' Ravin' vocal remix) # " Breathe" (

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's Phela club mix)

US CD maxi single (9285-2)

# "Don't Say You Love Me" (single mix) # "Don't Say You Love Me" (radio mix) # "Lie to Me" # "Don't Say You Love Me" (

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mix) # "Don't Say You Love Me" (Mark Moore & Eon vox remix) # "Don't Say You Love Me" (ATOC's Rock'n'Ravin' vocal remix) # Video: "Don't Say You Love Me"

DVD single (DVDMUTE337)

# "Don't Say You Love Me" (radio mix) # "Don't Say You Love Me" (Piney Gir mix) # Video: "Don't Say You Love Me"

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2005 singles Erasure songs Songs written by Vince Clarke Songs written by Andy Bell (singer) Mute Records singles 2005 songs