Don't You Love Me (Eternal song) explained

Don't You Love Me
Cover:	File:Don't You Love Me (Eternal song) album cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Eternal
Album:	Before the Rain
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	R&B
Length:	3:50
Label:	EMI, 1st Avenue
Producer:	Ronnie Wilson, Dennis Charles
Prev Title:	Secrets
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	I Wanna Be the Only One
Next Year:	1997

"Don't You Love Me" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was the second single to be released from their third studio album, Before the Rain (1997). The song deals with child neglect and abuse and features a choir of 20 children.^[2] It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart in March 1997, becoming the group's tenth top-10 entry on the chart, as well as their first top-three hit.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song four out of five, writing, "Unusually opening like a second cousin of The Persuaders theme, this breaks into one of Eternal's strongest singles yet. Its powerful, rounder sound hints at a more mature musical direction for the forthcoming new album."^[3] Editor Alan Jones described "Don't You Love Me" as "a classy mid-tempo pop/R&B song hanging on a slightly changed but otherwise familiar bassline from the Dennis Edwards hit Don't Look Any Further." He added, "Quite haunting and not even spoilt by a kid's chorus which appears as the record heads for the fade."^[4] Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror commented, "Before Spice Girls, Eternal were the most successful girl group in Britain - but they're not bitter. In fact, as this single shows, Eternal are better. A great taster for their next album, 'Don't You Love Me', this proves that when it comes to R'n'B the girls are up there with En Vogue. A definite hit, there's even a cheesy Charlie's Angels CD cover."^[5]

Track listings

• UK CD1^[6]

1. "Don't You Love Me" (radio mix)
2. "I'll Take a Pass on Love"
3. "This Life's Not for Me"

• UK CD2 and Australian CD single^{[7] [8]}

1. "Don't You Love Me" (radio mix)
2. "Don't You Love Me" (Blacksmith remix)
3. "Don't You Love Me" (Ronnie Size mix)
4. "Don't You Love Me" (Mark's Dream House vocal)
5. "Don't You Love Me" (Tony De Vit Trade mix)

• UK cassette single^[9]

1. "Don't You Love Me" (radio mix)
2. "This Life's Not for Me"
3. "Don't You Love Me" (Mark's Dream House vocal)

• European CD single^[10]

1. "Don't You Love Me" (radio mix)
2. "Don't You Love Me" (Mark's Dream House vocal)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	32
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[12]	17
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Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[13]	17
UK Singles (OCC)^[14] ^[15]	81

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 41. 22 February 1997. 4 July 2021.
2. Before the Rain. Before the Rain (album). Eternal. 1997. UK CD album booklet. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. CDEMD 1103, 7243 8 56352 2 9.
3. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. 22 February 1997. 14. 14 May 2022.
4. Alan. Jones. Talking Music. Music Week. 8 February 1997. 8. 8 May 2022.
5. Hyland, Ian (23 February 1997). "Kula Are in a Hush to Shake It Up". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
6. Don't You Love Me. Eternal. 1997. UK CD1 liner notes. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. CDEMS 465, 7243 8 83745 2 1.
7. Don't You Love Me. Eternal. 1997. UK CD2 liner notes. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. CDEM 465, 7243 8 83746 2 0.
8. Don't You Love Me. Eternal. 1997. Australian CD single liner notes. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 8838272.
9. Don't You Love Me. Eternal. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. TCEM 465, 7243 8 83745 4 5.
10. Don't You Love Me. Eternal. 1997. European CD single liner notes. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 7243 8 83732 2 7.
11. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 22 March 1997. 21 June 2018.
12. News: Íslenski Listinn NR. 218 Vikuna 24.4. '97 – 30.4. '97. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. 25 April 1997. 8 April 2018.
13. Web site: Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay – Top of the Year 1997. Romanian Top 100. ro. 4 May 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050122082314/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html. 22 January 2005.
14. Top 100 Singles 1997. Music Week. 27. 17 January 1998.
15. Web site: Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997. pl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604144848/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201997.html. 4 June 2015. 4 May 2020.