"I Don't Want Control of You" is a song recorded by Scottish rock band

Teenage Fanclub Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989. The group were founded by Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar) and Gerard Love (vocals, bass), all of whom shared ...

. The song was released on 18 August 1997 through Creation Records, as the second single from the band's sixth studio album ''

Songs from Northern Britain ''Songs from Northern Britain'' is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub. Produced by David Bianco (producer), David Bianco and the group themselves, the album was released on 29 July 1997 through Creation Record ...

''. The song was written and sung by vocalist and guitarist Norman Blake. The song peaked at number 43 on the

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Background

Norman Blake, in a 2016 interview, considered it among his personal favorite songs by the band:

Reception

Matt Collar, in a review of ''Songs from Northern Britain'' on

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, considered the song "one of the most beautiful affirmations of fidelity in a relationship." Pitchfork contributor Sam Sodomsky called it a "brilliantly unguarded" love song, while James Cosby at

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praised the tune's "bold, sometimes rather astonishing lyrical observations."

Charts

References

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