I Want You (Cheap Trick song)

Not to be confused with I Want You to Want Me.

"I Want You" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick, which was released in 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album One on One. The song was written by Rick Nielsen and produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It was released as a single in the Netherlands only, reaching No. 48 there.^[1][2]

"I Want You"
Single by Cheap Trick
from the album One on One
B-side	"Lookin' Out for Number One"
Released	1982
Genre	Rock, power pop
Length	3:03
Label	Epic Records
Songwriter(s)	Rick Nielsen
Producer(s)	Roy Thomas Baker
Cheap Trick singles chronology
"If You Want My Love" (1982) "I Want You" (1982) "She's Tight" (1982)

Despite the title's similarity to Cheap Trick's popular song "I Want You to Want Me", the song is not similar in any other way. No music video was created to promote the single. The single's B-side, "Lookin' Out for Number One", also appeared on One on One.^[3]

Critical reception

In a review of One on One, Christopher Connelly of Rolling Stone singled out the song as one of the album's "depressingly moronic cuts". He commented: "Robin Zander sounds as though he's undergoing total body electrolysis. His hollering is abetted by Nielsen's ultravolume ax thrashings and Roy Thomas Baker's acquiescent production. Not even the solid rhythm section of Bun E. Carlos and new bassist Jon Brant stands a chance against that kind of aural firepower."^[4]

Track listing

7" Single

1. "I Want You" - 3:30
2. "Lookin' Out for Number One" - 4:14

Personnel

Cheap Trick

• Robin Zander - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Rick Nielsen - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jon Brant - bass, backing vocals
• Bun E. Carlos - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Roy Thomas Baker - producer
• Ian Taylor – engineer
• Paul Klingberg – assistant
• George Marino – mastering

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	48
Netherlands (Tipparade)[6]	6