If You Want My Love

This article is about the Cheap Trick song. For other songs of this or a similar name, see If You Want My Love (disambiguation).
"If You Want My Love"
Single by Cheap Trick
from the album One on One
B-side"Four Letter Word"
ReleasedMay 1982[1]
Genre
Length3:35
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Rick Nielsen
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
Cheap Trick singles chronology
"Reach Out"
(1981) 		"If You Want My Love"
(1982) 		"I Want You"
(1982)

"If You Want My Love" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1982 as the lead single from their sixth studio album One on One. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen and produced by Roy Thomas Baker.[1] It reached number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart.[3][4]

The song was the first single release from the band to feature new bassist Jon Brant.[5] A music video was filmed to promote the single, which received regular airing on MTV.[6][7] The single's B-side, "Four Letter Word", was featured as the closing track on One on One, and was written by Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander.[8]

A live version of "If You Want My Love" was performed at the band's 25th anniversary concert in Rockford, Illinois during 1999. The performance saw Brant rejoining Cheap Trick on stage to play bass on the track, along with "She's Tight". The concert was later released in 2001 as Silver. Speaking of the song in an interview featured on the Silver DVD, bassist Tom Petersson stated that it was "the best Beatle song we ever recorded". He, however, was referring to Cheap Trick as a band, as he had not been with the group at the time the track was originally recorded.[9]

The song is used in the films Joe Dirt and Super.[10][11]

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  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (February 24, 2023). "The 100 Best Songs of 1983, the Year Pop Went Crazy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023. ...these high rollers roared back in '82-'83 with power-pop gems like "She's Tight," "If You Want My Love," and best of all, "I Can't Take It.
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal - Daniel Bukszpan - Google Books. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 9780760742181. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. ^ Lawson, Robert (13 November 2017). Still Competition: The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick - Robert Lawson - Google Books. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781525512261. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. ^ "Silver - Cheap Trick | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  8. ^ "Cheap Trick - One On One at Discogs". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  9. ^ "Cheap Trick - Silver at Discogs". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  10. ^ Whitney Z. Gomes (2001-03-06). "Joe Dirt - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  11. ^ Tyler Bates. "Various Artists - Super - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2018-02-04.