Escrita por Jo Callis, Philip Oakey e Philip Adrian Wright, foi gravada em 1981 e lançada em 16 de outubro de 1981, no disco Dare, o terceiro disco do grupo. Sairia também em 27 de novembro de 1981, no compacto que tinha Seconds como Lado B. Foi produzida por Martin Rushent. Se trata da música mais conhecida e de maior sucesso comercial da banda. Foi o compacto que mais vender no Reino Unido em 1981. É o vigésimo terceiro compacto mais bem sucedido nos charts do Reino Unido em toda a história. A letra foi inspirada após Philip Oakey ter lido a uma revista de adolescentes. Chegou ao número 1 do Billboard Hot100, no Reino Unido, na Bélgica, no Canadá, na Irlanda, Israel, Nova Zelandia e Noruega. Número 2 na África do Sul e número 3 na Suécia. Número 4 na Austrália, Espanha e Suíça. Número 5 na Holanda e Alemanha Ocidental. Número 7 na Itália e numero 13 na França.
A letra:
You were
working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked
you out, I shook up and turned you around
Turned you into someone
new
Now five years later on, you've got the
world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't
forget, it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you
back down too
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I
can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't
you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you
don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've
changed your mind
You'd better change it back, or we will both be
sorry
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you
want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh
I was working as a waitress in a
cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then, I knew I'd find a
much better place
Either with or without you
The five years we have had have been
such good times
I still love you
But now, I think it's time I
live my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I
can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't
you want me?
You know I don't believe you
When you say that you
don't need me
It's much too late to find
You think you've
changed your mind
You'd better change it back, or we will both be
sorry
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you
want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you
want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you
want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you
want me? Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me?
Oh
Don't you want me, baby?
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