"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
Song by the Smiths
A-side"William, It Was Really Nothing"
Released20 August 1984[1]
RecordedJam Studios[1]
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length1:50[1]
Songwriter(s)Johnny Marr, Morrissey[3]
Producer(s)John Porter[1]

"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on the B-side of the single "William, It Was Really Nothing" in 1984[4][5] and later featured on the compilation albums Hatful of Hollow[6] and Louder Than Bombs.[7] It has been covered by several other artists.[8] The song was also included on the soundtrack album of the 1986 film Pretty in Pink and featured in the film Never Been Kissed.

Cover versions

The Dream Academy version

"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
Single by the Dream Academy
Released1985 (UK)
Recorded1984
GenreSoft rock
Length3:09
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Producer(s)David Gilmour and Nick Laird-Clowes
The Dream Academy singles chronology
"The Love Parade"
(1986)		 "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
(1985)		 "Indian Summer"
(1987)

The Dream Academy covered "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" in 1985.[9] This version of the song peaked at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart.[10] An instrumental version of this cover was used in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off in 1986.[9]

Track listing

7-inch version

  1. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
  2. "In Places on the Run"

12-inch version

  1. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
  2. "The Party" (acoustic)
  3. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (instrumental)
  4. "In Places on the Run" (edit)

Chart performance

Charts (1985) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 83

Slow Moving Millie version

"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
Single by Slow Moving Millie
from the album Renditions
Released11 November 2011
Recorded2011
Length3:09
LabelIsland Records
Songwriter(s)Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Slow Moving Millie singles chronology
"Beasts"
(2009)		 "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
(2011)

English actress and songwriter Slow Moving Millie released a cover version of the song,[11] adding commas to its title.[12] It was released on 11 November 2011 as a download from her debut studio album Renditions.[13] Her version was selected as the soundtrack to a John Lewis advertisement.[14]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"2:51

Chart performance

Charts (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 31

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 11 November 2011 Digital download Island Records

Certifications

The Smiths version

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing". 21 December 2008 – via www.discogs.com.
  2. ↑ Cross, Alan (6 April 2012). "Top Ten Most Depressing Alternative Rock Songs". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Song: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want written by Johnny Marr, Morrissey | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
  4. ↑ "10 Smiths singles that didn't appear on a Smiths album". Radio X.
  5. ↑ "The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing". 21 June 1984 – via www.discogs.com.
  6. ↑ "The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow". 21 June 1984 – via www.discogs.com.
  7. ↑ "The World Fell in Love With The Smiths Just as They Were Falling Apart". The New York Observer. 24 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Covers of "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by the Smiths". Cover Me. 9 November 2018.
  9. 1 2 Goodwin, Stuart (15 February 2012). "Old Music: The Dream Academy – Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Instrumental)". The Guardian.
  10. 1 2 "The Official Charts Company - Dream Academy - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want by Slow Moving Millie" – via secondhandsongs.com.
  12. ↑ "Slow Moving Millie - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want". 21 June 2011 – via www.discogs.com.
  13. ↑ "Renditions by Slow Moving Millie". 12 December 2011 – via Amazon.
  14. ↑ "Slow Moving Millie Insists The Smiths Are Fans Of John Lewis Cover | Live4ever Media". 25 November 2011.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "British single certifications – Smiths – Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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