You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)

"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)"
Single by The Undertones
from the album Hypnotised (CD Bonus Track)
Released9 October 1979
RecordedSummer 1979
GenrePunk rock
Length2:38
LabelSire Records
Songwriter(s)John O'Neill
The Undertones singles chronology
"Here Comes the Summer"
(1979) 		"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)"
(1979) 		"My Perfect Cousin"
(1980)

"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)" is a 1979 punk rock song originally written and recorded by Northern Irish band the Undertones. Written in the summer of 1979 by the band's main songwriter, John O'Neill, the single was released on 9 October that year and reached number 32 in the UK charts.[1] The song was performed live on Top of the Pops on 15 November 1979.[2][3][4]

"You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)" was one of only two singles released by the Undertones not to be included on any of their albums at the time of their original release (the other single being "Beautiful Friend"). However, the song was included as a bonus track on the 1994 CD version of the band's second album, Hypnotised, and the 2000 Castle Music re-release of their eponymous debut LP. In addition, the song has been included on several 'Best Of' Undertones compilation albums.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "TV & Radio: The Undertones". theundertones.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "BBC One Top of the Pops: 15/11/1979". bbc.co.uk. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "The Undertones Ultimate trainspotter's Guide: TV & Radio". theundertones.com. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Teenage Kicks: The Best of the Undertones". allmusic.com. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ "An Anthology: The Undertones". allmusic.com. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2020.