Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely explained

Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Type:ep
Longtype:from Candy Apple Grey
Artist:Hüsker Dü
Cover:Don't_Want_To_Know_If_You_Are_Lonely.jpg
Released:March 1986
Recorded:October 1985–January 1986
Genre:
Length:3:29
Label:Warner Bros.
Prev Title:Makes No Sense At All
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Sorry Somehow
Next Year:1986

"Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" is a song by Hüsker Dü from their album Candy Apple Grey. The song was written by Grant Hart.[5] It was released both as an EP in the United States and as a single in the United Kingdom in March 1986. Hüsker Dü filmed a promotional video for the song, which garnered the band some play on MTV.[6] The song, dubbed a "tuneful blast of Buzzcocks-style pop-punk," was labeled the high point of Grey by AllMusic's Stewart Mason.[4]

The song is featured in the 2009 comedy-drama movie, Adventureland.[7]

Track listing

EP track listing

Side One

  1. "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (Hart)
  2. "Helter Skelter" (Lennon-McCartney)

Side Two

  1. "All Work and No Play" (Long Mix) (Mould)

"Helter Skelter" was recorded live on January 30, 1985 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.http://www.thirdav.com/hd_discog/01_commercial.html#dwtk

UK single track listing

Side One

  1. "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (Hart)

Side Two

  1. "All Work and No Play" (Mould) http://www.thirdav.com/hd_discog/01_commercial.html#dwtk7

Side by Side: Record Store Day 2011

Side by Side: Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Cover:Husker Du Green Day Split Single.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Hüsker Dü and Green Day
A-Side:"Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (as performed by Hüsker Dü)
B-Side:"Don't Wanna Know If You Are Lonely" (as performed by Green Day)
Released:April 16, 2011
Genre:Punk rock
Label:Warner Bros.
Chronology:Green Day
Prev Title:When It's Time
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Oh Love
Next Year:2012

On Record Store Day, 2011, Warner Bros. Records released an exclusive limited edition print of a "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" split single. The split single features the original version of "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" performed by Hüsker Dü on one side, and a cover version by the band Green Day on the other.[8] The Green Day version had previously appeared on the single for their song, "Warning".

Side A

  1. "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (as performed by Hüsker Dü)

Side B

  1. "Don't Wanna Know If You Are Lonely" (as performed by Green Day)

Cover versions

"Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" has been covered by several different artists, including Green Day, who recorded it for an MTV show titled "Influences". The UK band Catherine Wheel recorded a version of the song on their 1992 "30th Century Man" EP. Also in 1992, Mega City Four covered it on their LP "Inspiringly Titled: The Live Album" and its advance EP "Shivering Sand - Live". The Swedish rockband Fireside has also recorded a version of the song on the "Hello kids" album. In 2013, Il Cattivo, a Denver-based heavy rock band released a guitar dueling rendition on their second record How To Assess Your Damages. The song was also covered by Australian musician Paul Dempsey.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ritland . Erik . The 25 Best Punk Songs to Help You Stick it to the Man . Music in Minnesota . 13 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . 20 great covers of classic punk songs by '90s/'00s punk bands . . March 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: Candy Apple Grey – Hüsker Dü . . March 18, 2010 . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
  4. Web site: Mason . Stewart . Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - Song Review . . October 2, 2022.
  5. News: Sweeting . Adam . Grant Hart obituary . . September 14, 2017 . June 20, 2018.
  6. Book: Earles, Andrew . Husker Du: The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock p. 263 . . 2010 . 978-1-6167-3979-9.
  7. News: Martin . Clive . My Favorite Soundtrack: 'Adventureland' . . April 22, 2014 . June 20, 2018.
  8. News: Garvin . Patrick . "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely": Cover Songs Uncovered . The Pop Culture Experiment . September 18, 2017 . June 20, 2018.