I Want to Protect You

"I Want to Protect You"
Single by Eels
from the album Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006
Released	March 3, 2006
Format	Digital download
Length	3:08
Label	E Works
Writer(s)	E
Producer(s)	E
Eels singles chronology
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" (2005) "I Want to Protect You" (2006) "Fresh Blood" (2009)

"I Want to Protect You" is a song by American rock band Eels, released as a download single at the Eels store and on the iTunes Store. The song was released on the Eels website on March 3, 2006, and later included on the two-disc compilation Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006.

While promoting the album Hombre Lobo, E explained that the lead single "Fresh Blood" is a sequel to "I Want to Protect You": "I wrote a song a few years ago called 'I Want to Protect You' that was about wanting to protect someone from the wolves. Now I am the wolf."^[1]

References

1. "'Fresh Blood' on AOL Music". AOL Music. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-03-31.

External links

• Official Eels Download Site
• American Songwriter article mentioning the release
• Stereogum article about the release