I Wanted to Tell Her

"I Wanted to Tell Her"
Single by Ministry and Shay Jones
from the album With Sympathy
B-side"I Wanted to Tell Her" (remix)
ReleasedApril 1983
RecordedLate 1982
StudioSyncro Sound, Boston
GenreNew wave
Length5:29
LabelArista, BMG
Songwriter(s)Alain Jourgensen, Shay Jones[1]
Producer(s)Vince Ely, Ian Taylor
Ministry singles chronology
"Work for Love"
(1983)
"I Wanted to Tell Her"
(1983)
"Revenge"
(1983)

"I Wanted to Tell Her" is a single by American industrial band Ministry. Written by frontman Al Jourgensen and guest singer Shay Jones, and co-produced by Vince Ely and Ian Taylor, it was released as the second single from Ministry's debut studio album, With Sympathy (1983). Previously, the song first appeared as "Primental", an instrumental released in 1981 as part of Ministry's debut single, "I'm Falling/Cold Life".[2]

  1. ^ Carlson, Dean. "With Sympathy - Ministry | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards, | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira (1991). "Ministry". In Robbins, Ira (ed.). The Trouser Press Record Guide (4th ed.). New York: Collier Books. p. 429. ISBN 0-02-036361-3. LCCN 91-18564. OCLC 298055609 – via the Internet Archive.