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Who sang Don t You Want Me??
Release date: 1981
Duration: 03:57
Writer(s): Jo Callis
Producer(s): Martin Rushent

Human League released the song Don t You Want Me?. Date of release: 1981.

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The meaning of the song 'Don t You Want Me? ', based on the lyrics
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- The lyrics are from the perspective of someone who is looking back on a past relationship.

- The person reflects on how they met their partner, and how things have changed over time.

- They express disbelief that their former partner does not want to see them anymore, and nostalgia for the good times they had together.

- In the end, they accept that their relationship is over, but express sorrow at what might have been.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Don t You Want Me?’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
The meaning of the song lyrics, in a few words...
The person in the text is looking back on a past relationship, nostalgically reflecting on the good times they had together before accepting that it is over.
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Human League - Short Biography


- The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977

- The group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981

- The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit "Don't You Want Me"

- The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982

- Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including "Mirror Man", "(Keep Feeling) Fascination", "The Lebanon", "Human" and "Tell Me When"
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- The song is by the British synthpop group the Human League

- It was released on 27 November 1981

- It was the fourth single from their third studio album, Dare

- The song was the biggest selling UK single of 1981

- It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the US on 3 July 1982

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