I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More explained

I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More
Cover:	IDon'tKnowWhatYouWantPSB.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Pet Shop Boys
Album:	Nightlife
B-Side:	"Silver Age" "Screaming" "Je t'aime... moi non plus"
Studio:	Quad (New York City)
Length:	5:09 (album version) 4:29 (edit)
Label:	Parlophone
Producer:	David Morales Pet Shop Boys
Prev Title:	Somewhere
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	New York City Boy
Next Year:	1999

"I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their seventh studio album, Nightlife (1999). Released on 19 July 1999 as the album's lead single, it peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, number two on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and number 66 on the US Hot Singles Sales chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Pedro Romhanyl. It features the duo undergoing treatment that transforms them into their Nightlife costumes, before being released into a world where everyone looks like them.^[1]

Critical reception

Victoria Segal from NME described the song as "a peppery account of infidelity and betrayal, all muted peaks and sequenced depression .... If it sounds a little too glossy, like it should play out the next Tom Cruise blockbuster, it's still a sad and passionate thing."^[2] Pop Rescue commented, "This is a really catchy track – musically and vocally, with sweeping strings, and co-production from legendary producer David Morales. The video is also an amusing piece, with Neil and Chris looking like cloned Rod Stewarts as Jedi, talking the dogs for a walk."^[3]

Track listings

• UK CD1^[4]

1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" – 4:29
2. "Silver Age" – 3:25
3. "Screaming" – 4:58
4. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (music video)

• UK CD2 and Canadian CD single^{[5] [6]}

1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The Morales remix) – 7:48
2. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Thee Maddkatt Courtship 80 Witness mix) – 7:39
3. "Je t'aime... moi non plus" – 4:14

• UK 12-inch single^[7]

A1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The Morales remix) – 7:47

A2. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (dub mix) – 7:31

A3. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (radio fade) – 4:01

B1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Thee Maddkatt Courtship 80 Witness mix) – 7:39

B2. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Thee Drum Drum mix) – 7:33

B3. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Thee 2 Blak Ninja mix) – 5:30

• UK cassette single^[8]

1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" – 4:29
2. "Silver Age" – 3:25
3. "Screaming" – 4:58

• European CD single^[9]

1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" – 4:29
2. "Silver Age" – 3:25

• US maxi-CD single^[10]

1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Peter Rauhofer radio edit) – 3:11
2. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The Young Collective radio edit) – 3:48
3. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Peter Rauhofer Roxy Anthem) – 10:27
4. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Peter Rauhofer Roxy dub) – 7:31
5. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The Young Collective remix) – 10:40
6. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Thee Drum Drum mix—re-edit) – 7:14
7. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (PSB Extension mix) – 8:38

• US 2×12-inch single^[11]

A. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Peter Rauhofer Roxy Anthem) – 10:25

B. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The Young Collective remix) – 10:39

C. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Peter Rauhofer Roxy dub) – 7:30

D. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (Thee Drum Drum Mix—re-edit) – 7:11

• Australian CD single^[12]

1. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (radio edit) – 4:27
2. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The Morales remix) – 7:48
3. "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" (The PSB Extension) – 8:39
4. "Screaming" – 4:55
5. "Je t'aime... moi non plus" – 4:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	67
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[14]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)^[15]	26
Hungary (MAHASZ)^[16]	1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[17]	30
Italy (FIMI)^[18]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[19]	20
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)^[20]	66

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)! scope="col"

Position
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[21]	38

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	19 July 1999		Parlophone	^[22]
Canada	10 August 1999	CD		^[23]
Australia	27 September 1999		Parlophone	^[24]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Anymore (1999).
2. Web site: Victoria . Segal . This Week's Singles 17 July 1999 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20001003000024/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/singles170799.html . 24 November 2020. 3 October 2000 .
3. Web site: REVIEW: "NIGHTLIFE" BY THE PET SHOP BOYS (CD, 1999) . Pop Rescue . 23 March 2015 . 4 December 2020.
4. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. Parlophone. CDRS 6523, 7243 8 87492 0 6.
5. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. Parlophone. CDR 6523, 7243 8 87480 2 5.
6. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. Canadian CD single liner notes. Parlophone, EMI Music Canada. 7243 8 87496 2 6.
7. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Parlophone. 12R 6523, 7243 8 87479 6 7.
8. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. UK cassette single sleeve. Parlophone. TCR 6523, 8 87479 4.
9. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. European CD single liner notes. Parlophone. 7243 8 87481 2 4.
10. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 2000. US maxi-CD single liner notes. Sire Records. 35022-2.
11. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 2000. US 2×12-inch single sleeve. Sire Records. 35021-0.
12. I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More. Pet Shop Boys. 1999. Australian CD single liner notes. Parlophone. 8875942.
13. 216.
14. Web site: Pet Shop Boys – Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles . . 3 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110323023758/http://allmusic.com/artist/pet-shop-boys-p5135/charts-awards/billboard-singles . 23 March 2011.
15. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 16 . 32 . 7 August 1999 . 8 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
16. Top National Sellers . Music & Media . 16 . 35 . 28 August 1999 . 10 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
17. News: Íslenski Listinn – Vikuna 19.8–26.8. 1999. DV. is. 20 August 1999. 10. 1021-8254. Timarit.is.
18. Web site: History - FIMI. it. September 24, 2022.
19. Web site: Pet Shop Boys – I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More . nl . . 3 May 2020.
20. Pet Shop Boys Chart History (Hot Singles Sales) . . 4 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117154640/https://www.billboard.com/music/pet-shop-boys/chart-history/hot-singles-sales . 17 January 2021.
21. The Year in Music 2000 – Hot Dance Club-Play Singles . Billboard . 112 . 53 . 30 December 2000 . YE-59 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
22. New Releases – For Week Starting 19 July, 1999. Music Week. 23. 17 July 1999. 22 July 2021.
23. Web site: Album Releases: August 1999. Jam!. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20000817161014/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicReleases1999/aug99.html. 17 August 2000. 6 January 2023.
24. Web site: Pet Shop Boys. EMI Music Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20010419130350/http://www.emimusic.com.au/artist_releases.asp?artistid=99. 19 April 2001. 4 August 2023.