Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted
| "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" | ||||
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| Single by The Partridge Family | ||||
| from the album Up to Date | ||||
| B-side | "You Are Always on My Mind" | |||
| Released | February 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Bell Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, Wes Farrell | |||
| Producer(s) | Wes Farrell | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| The Partridge Family singles chronology | ||||
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"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" is a song written by Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, and Wes Farrell and was recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Up to Date.[1] The song went to #6 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and was on the charts for 12 weeks.[2]
The song went to #1 in Canada.[3] The song also reached #6 in France and #9 in Australia. It was named the #13 song of 1971 on the Cashbox charts. The song was certified as a gold disc in March 1971.[4]
But David Cassidy hated the song.[5] He didn't think it was a good song at all and hated the idea he had to talk in the middle of it so much so he refused to do it.[5]
This caused consternation with the studio and the record company, where the heads of both Bell Records and Screen Gems, both owned by Columbia Pictures, got involved.[5] Shooting of The Partridge Family was stopped so his manager and agent could talk to him over the issue.[5] It was suggested to Cassidy that the song would achieve greater commercial success with the spoken interlude included.[5]
They put pressure on him until he caved in and did the record as requested. When it was finished, he begged them not to release it.[5] "It was horrible, I was embarrassed by it. I still can't listen to that record."[5]
This was also the song that was playing before the Emergency Broadcast System False Alarm of 1971 on WOWO.
References
- ↑ Up to Date Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ↑ The Partridge Family's charting singles Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ↑ Top Singles on the RPM for the week of March 27, 1971 Retrieved October 18, 2011
- ↑ The Partridge Family's song chart entries Retrieved October 18, 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C'Mon Get Happy - Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family bus by David Cassidy and Chip Deffaa, Warner Books Inc, 1994. pp 70-71 ISBN 0-446-39531-5
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| Preceded by "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Canadian RPM 100 number-one single March 27, 1971 (one week) |
Succeeded by "She's a Lady" by Tom Jones |