I Want You to Want Me
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"I Want You to Want Me" is a hit rock song by American band Cheap Trick, best known in its live 1979 version that became the group's signature track and a staple of classic rock radio.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Want You to Want Me (Spanish cover) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | In Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Cheap Trick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | hit single ⓘ |
| composer | Rick Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
power pop
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasAudienceParticipation | call-and-response sections in live performances ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
association with Cheap Trick’s image
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enduring popularity ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType |
live version
ⓘ
studio version ⓘ |
| hasReputation | crowd-pleasing live song ⓘ |
| hasStyle | melodic rock ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| includedOn | Cheap Trick at Budokan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStapleOf | classic rock radio ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liveAlbum | Cheap Trick at Budokan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Rick Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | live 1979 version ⓘ |
| notableLiveVersionCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLiveVersionRecordedAt | Nippon Budokan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLiveVersionReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| notableVersion | live version ⓘ |
| originalReleaseType | studio recording ⓘ |
| partOf | In Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | concerts worldwide ⓘ |
| performer | Cheap Trick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Bun E. Carlos
NERFINISHED
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Rick Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Zander NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Petersson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioFormat |
album-oriented rock
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classic rock ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Cheap Trick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Cheap Trick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Rick Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I Want You to Want Me (Spanish cover)