| Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely | ||||
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| Released | March 1986 | |||
| Recorded | October 1985–January 1986 | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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"Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" is a song by Hüsker Dü from their album Candy Apple Grey. The song was written by Grant Hart.[5] It was released both as an EP in the United States and as a single in the United Kingdom in March 1986. Hüsker Dü filmed a promotional video for the song, which garnered the band some play on MTV.[6] The song, dubbed a "tuneful blast of Buzzcocks-style pop-punk," was labeled the high point of Grey by AllMusic's Stewart Mason.[4]
The song is featured in the 2009 comedy-drama movie, Adventureland.[7]
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- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
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- ^ Martin, Clive (April 22, 2014). "My Favorite Soundtrack: 'Adventureland'". Noisey. Retrieved June 20, 2018.