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, released in July 1992 as his debut single from his album, ''#1'' (1993). Musically, it samples

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's "Don't You Want My Love" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda (remixed by

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). Released on 27 July 1992, the song reached number six on the

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reached number one in Finland, Spain, and Switzerland. It also went to number one on the US '' Billboard''

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chart and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. In 1995 and 1996, the song charted in the UK again, but in remixed form. British magazine ''

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'' ranked the song number 98 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996.

Background

This song is largely considered to be the track that launched the hardbag explosion. It appears on the compilation '' The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever!'' in remixed form, and was used in the episode "New Girl" of the TV series ''

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''. It was also famously featured in '' St George'', a 1996 Tango Blackcurrant advertisement for television. On the single re-release, which features the version from the advert which also samples dialogue from the advert, the Tango Blackcurrant logo even appears several times on the artwork.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from '' Billboard'' wrote that "requisite harsh synths are tempered with a retro, Giorgio Moroder-esque electro-beat" on the 1992 version. A reviewer from '' Music & Media'' commented on the 1995 remix of the song, "In the " Deconstruction Classic" series, here's Patrick Prins' remix interpretation of Felix's 1992 dance hit. It's much heavier now with souped up sequencers and percussion." British magazine ''

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'' described it as a "hand-waving progressive house anthem". James Hamilton from the magazine's ''RM'' Dance Update deemed it a "distinctive organ/synth driven" track.

Impact and legacy

British

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record producer

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picked "Don't You Want Me" as one of his favourites in 1995, adding, "When this came out we finally got some

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ey sounds back after two years of drongo discoey sounds. It was how I got into hardcore.

was a groundbreaker, he finally got house back on its track." British magazine ''

'' ranked the song number 98 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996.

Track listings

* 12" maxi # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix) – 5:58 # "Don't You Want Me" (Red Jerry's Holiday Mix) – 4:39 # "Don't You Want Me" (Fierce Mix) – 5:07 * 12" maxi # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix) – 5:58 # "Don't You Want Me" (Original) – 4:43 # "Yes You Do" – 4:47 * 7" single / CD single # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix Edit) – 3:11 # "Don't You Want Me" (Original Mix) – 4:53 * CD maxi # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix Edit) – 3:11 # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix) – 5:58 # "Don't You Want Me" (Red Jerry's Holiday Mix) – 4:39 # "Don't You Want Me" (Fierce Mix) – 5:07 * CD maxi # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix Edit) – 3:11 # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix) – 5:58 # "Don't You Want Me" (Original Mix) – 4:53 # "Don't You Want Me" (Red Jerry's Holiday Mix) – 4:40 # "Don't You Want Me" (Fierce Mix) – 5:06 * Cassette # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix Edit) # "Don't You Want Me" (Original Mix) # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix Edit) # "Don't You Want Me" (Original Mix) * CD maxi - 1995 remixes # "Don't You Want Me (Patrick Prins Remix Edit) – 3:23 # "Don't You Want Me (Hooj Mix Edit) – 3:11 # "Don't You Want Me (Patrick Prins Remix) – 6:17 # "Don't You Want Me (Hooj Mix) – 5:53 # "Don't You Want Me (DJ Professor Mix) – 7:54 # "Don't You Want Me (Candy Girls Remix) – 7:30 * 12" maxi - 1995 remixes # "Don't You Want Me" (Patrick Prins Remix) – 6:17 # "Don't You Want Me" (Candy Girls Remix) – 7:30 # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix) – 5:53 # "Don't You Want Me" (DJ Professor Mix) – 7:54 * CD maxi - 1996 remixes # "Don't You Want Me" (Remix '96 Pugilist Mix) – 3:40 # "Stars" (Felix Mix Edit) – 3:37 # "It Will Make Me Crazy" (Big Mix Edit) – 3:52 # "Don't You Want Me" (Hooj Mix) – 5:58 * Digital Downloading - 2015 remixes # "Don't You Want Me" (

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remix) – 5:07 # "Don't You Want Me" (Atjazz remix) – 6:35 # "Don't You Want Me" (Brodanse Bass Hall remix) – 6:35 * Digital Downloading - Timmy Trumpet remix # "Don't You Want Me" (

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Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

*A remix of the song "Don't You Want Me (Pugilist Mix)" formed the soundtrack to the multi award-winning

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made its own version of the song, available on the album '' More Crazy Hits''. *In 2007, it was sampled by Meck to provide the majority of the music for his single "Feels Like Home". In 2008, Madonna used elements of Meck's version during " Like a Prayer" on the

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. *The song was also covered by Belgian jazz musician Jef Neve as part of the soundtrack for the movie adaptation of

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used the track for the basis of the radio remix for Snoop Dogg's single " Sweat (Wet)".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don't You Want Me (Felix Song) 1992 songs 1992 singles 1995 singles 1996 singles Felix (musician) songs Deconstruction Records singles Music Week number-one dance singles Number-one singles in Finland Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Switzerland Tango (drink)