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"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" is a song by
Night Ranger Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 1982 and experienced a surge of popularity during the 1980s with the release of several successful albums and hit singles. Guitarist Brad Gillis and ...
written by
Jack Blades Jack Martin Blades (born April 24, 1954) is an American rock musician. He has worked in the bands Rubicon (American band), Rubicon, Night Ranger (as bassist and one of the lead vocalists), and Damn Yankees (band), Damn Yankees (as one of the f ...
from their 1982 album, '' Dawn Patrol''. It was released as a single in December 1982. The song was re-recorded for the music video game ''
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'' and was released as downloadable content.


Background

Singer Jack Blades was thinking about a hypothetical relationship that is "fun and happy" until one person confesses they love the other, at which point tension begins. He wrote the chorus first, followed by a few verses. He did not think he had written enough lyrics, but his producer convinced him he had conveyed the message of the song sufficiently in those few words.


Reception

In ''
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'', Dee Snider said, "This isn't
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, but it isn't Toto either; it's right in-between. Powerful enough for the heavys and catchy enough for the straights. Brad hasn't lost his forcefulness. His lead work is brilliant."


Music video

The song's music video that was played on
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, which shows the band performing the song on rail tracks in front of an oncoming train, was directed by Daniel Halperin and produced by Paul Flattery. A live video for the song was released in 2016 to promote the live album ''35 Years and a Night in Chicago''.


Track listing

;7" single ;Radio edit single


Charts


References

1982 songs 1983 debut singles Night Ranger songs Songs written by Jack Blades MCA Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub