Released March 1986 Release date March 1986 Genre Alternative rock | Length 3:29 Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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Recorded October 1985-January 1986 |
Green day don t want to know if you are lonely bass cover
"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. It was released both as an EP in the United States and as a single in the United Kingdom in March 1986. The band filmed a promotional video for the song, which garnered them some play on MTV.
Contents
- Green day don t want to know if you are lonely bass cover
- Green day don t want to know if you are lonely
- EP track listing
- UK single track listing
- Side by Side Record Store Day 2011
- Cover versions
- Songs
- References
The song is featured in the 2009 comedy-drama movie, Adventureland.
Green day don t want to know if you are lonely
EP track listing
Side One
- "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (Hart)
- "Helter Skelter" (Lennon–McCartney)
Side Two
- "All Work and No Play" (Mould) (Long Mix)
"Helter Skelter" was recorded live on January 30, 1985 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]
UK single track listing
Side One
- "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (Hart)
Side Two
- "All Work and No Play"[2]
Side by Side: Record Store Day 2011
On Record Store Day, 2011, Warner Bros. Records released an exclusive limited edition print of a "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" split single. The split single features the original version of "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" performed by Hüsker Dü on one side, and a cover version by the band Green Day on the other.
Side A
- "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" (as performed by Hüsker Dü)
Side B
- "I Don't Wanna Know If You Are Lonely" (as performed by Green Day)
Cover versions
"Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" has been covered by several different artists, including Green Day, who recorded it for an MTV show titled "Influences". The Swedish rockband Fireside has also recorded a version of the song on the "Hello kids" album. In 2013, Il Cattivo, a Denver-based heavy rock band released a guitar dueling rendition on their second record How To Assess Your Damages. The song was also covered by Australian musician Paul Dempsey. Another notable coverversion has been made by the German-based band The Richies in 1993.(http://www.richies.eu/discograph.html)
Songs
1Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely3:29
2All Work and No Play8:24
3Helter Skelter (live)5:06