Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
| "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" | |
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| Song by The Smiths | |
| A-side | "William, It Was Really Nothing" |
| Released | 20 August 1984 |
| Recorded | Jam Studios, July 1984 |
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative rock |
| Length | 1:50 |
| Label | Rough Trade |
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey |
| Producer(s) | John Porter |
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| Single by The Dream Academy | ||||
| Released | 1985 (UK) | |||
| Format | Vinyl record (7" and 12"), cassette tape and CD | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey | |||
| Producer(s) | David Gilmour and Nick Laird-Clowes | |||
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| Single by Slow Moving Millie | ||||
| from the album Renditions | ||||
| Released | 11 November 2011 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Island Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey | |||
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"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 become one of the most well-known songs of the Smiths' and has been covered by numerous others.
The Dream Academy covered "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" in 1984. This version peaked at #83 in the UK Singles Chart. The instrumental version of the song is the better known cover version, since it was used in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (during the Art Institute scene) along with another Dream Academy song, "The Edge of Forever". A similar (but vocal) single later appeared on the compilation album, Somewhere in the Sun... Best of the Dream Academy as well as the "Boutique Chill" album of various artists from 2005. The instrumental version of "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" has been played during The Weather Channel's Local on the 8's.
Version one
Version two
English actress and songwriter Slow Moving Millie released a cover version of the song. It was released on 11 November 2011 as a Digital download from her upcoming debut studio album Renditions. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement.
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