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Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
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Wikipedia article
"'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want'" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as the B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing" in 1984 and later featured on the compilation albums 'Hatful of Hollow' and 'Louder Than Bombs'. It has been covered by numerous other artists.
The Dream Academy version
The Dream Academy covered "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" in 1985. This version peaked at #83 in the UK Singles Chart. An instrumental version of this cover was used in the movie 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' in 1986.
Track listing
'7" version'# "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
# "In Places on the Run"
'12" version'
# "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
# "The Party" (acoustic)
# "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (instrumental)
# "In Places on the Run" (edit)
Chart performance
Slow Moving Millie version
English actress and songwriter Slow Moving Millie released a cover version of the song, adding commas to its title. It was released on 11 November 2011 as a Digital download from her debut studio album 'Renditions'. Her version was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement.
Music video
A music video, directed by Nicole Nodland, was released onto YouTube on 11 November 2011 at a length of three minutes and six seconds.Track listing
Chart performance
Release history
Other notable versions
* American Indie rock band The Halo Benders covered this song as a b-side for their 1995 single 'Don't Touch My Bikini'.
* A cover by Elefant was included on the soundtrack for the 2005 Disney superhero movie 'Sky High'.
* A cover by She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) was included with the original version by the Smiths on the soundtrack for the 2009 movie '(500) Days of Summer' in which Deschanel starred.
* English rock band Muse covered the song, included in their 2001 EP 'Hyper Music/Feeling Good'. Their version is featured in the film 'Not Another Teen Movie'.
* American Indie band Starflyer 59 covered this song in their 2009 compilation 'Ghosts of the Past'.
* American alternative metal band Deftones covered the song and initially included the cover as a track on the 1995 release of the single '7 Words'. The cover was later included on Deftones' 2005 compilation album 'B-Sides & Rarities' and their 2011 cover compilation album, 'Covers'.
* Hootie & The Blowfish also covered the song in their 2000 cover album 'Scattered, Smothered and Covered'.
* American country singer Sarah Darling recorded a cover of the song for her 2017 album 'Dream Country'.
In other media
* The Smiths' original version was included on the soundtrack of the 1986 film 'Pretty in Pink'. It also was included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "Never Been Kissed".
* Slow Moving Millies version was used in the December 11, 2021 episode of 'Saturday Night Live', hosted by Billie Eilish. On the YouTube and Hulu versions, the song has been replaced with "Christmas Time" by Danny Cope and Elizabeth Reynolds due to copyright issues.
Certifications
'The Smiths version'
References
Category:1986 singles
Category:1980s ballads
Category:The Smiths songs
Category:The Dream Academy songs
Category:1984 songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Songs written by Morrissey
Category:Songs written by Johnny Marr
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