"Don't You Ever Leave Me" is a song by Finnish

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, released as the third and final single from their 1984 album '' Two Steps from the Move''. "Don't You Ever Leave Me" made its first appearance on Hanoi Rocks' first album ''

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'', but it had more punky atmosphere and faster tempo. They remade the version, which the band loved much more. It is usually considered one of the best songs by Hanoi Rocks. The band's guitarist

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commented on the song in Finnish ''Soundi'' magazine in 1984: "Well, yeah, we screwed up that song so bad back then, that we had to remake it now. As a song, I think it's fucking great and this version is what the original should have been.". The version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me" that's on the 12" single differs from the album and 7" single versions, as the 12" single version features the narration's (originally spoken by McCoy and Razzle) spoken by McCoy in Spanish. The song "Oil And Gasoline" (which was the song's B-side) was a new song that originally made its appearance on the "Underwater World" single the same year in 1984. "Malibu Nightmare" (which is on the 12" single) was originally featured on the EP for the song "Love's an Injection" in 1982. The song was originally made just as a joke, which had

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on bass, because

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was late from the recording. It was re-recorded on the band's 1983 album ''

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''.

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covered the song on their second album.

Track listing

Personnel

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- Lead vocals,

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, backing vocals *

- Rhythm guitar, bass on "Malibu Nightmare" *

- Bass * Razzle - Drums *

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- Drums on "Malibu Beach (Calypso version)" * Gregg Brown - Bass on "Oil And Gasoline"

References

{{authority control 1984 songs 1984 singles Hanoi Rocks songs Glam metal ballads Song recordings produced by Bob Ezrin Songs written by Andy McCoy