I Don't Wanna (Sham 69 song) explained

I Don't Wanna
Cover:Sham 69 I Don't Wanna Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Sham 69[1]
B-Side:"Ulster"/"Red London"[2]
Released:28 October 1977
Recorded:August 1977
Studio:Pathway Studios, London
Genre:Punk rock
Length:1:46
Label:Step Forward (SF 4)
Producer:John Cale
Next Title:Borstal Breakout
Next Year:1978

"I Don't Wanna" is a song by English punk rock band Sham 69, which was released as the band's debut single on 28 October 1977. It was their only release on independent label Step Forward Records before signing with Polydor, and was successful on the independent chart. Two B-side tracks, "Ulster" and "Red London" appear on the single. "I Don't Wanna" was written by frontman Jimmy Pursey and guitarist Dave Parsons and produced by John Cale, a founding and former member of experimental rock band The Velvet Underground. The songs were recorded in August 1977 at Pathway Studios in London. Jill Furmanovsky took the cover photograph.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "I Don't Wanna" (Jimmy Pursey, Dave Parsons) – 1:46
Side two
  1. "Ulster" (Jimmy Pursey, Dave Parsons) – 2:40
  2. "Red London" (Dave Parsons) – 1:55

Production credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sham 69 – I Don't Wanna (Vinyl). 1977. Discogs. 29 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Sham 69 – I Don't Wanna. 1977. Discogs. 29 November 2014.