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"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" is a song written by Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, and Wes Farrell and was recorded by The Partridge Family for their 1971 album, Up to Date.[1]

"Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"
Single by The Partridge Family
from the album Up to Date
B-side"You Are Always on My Mind"
ReleasedFebruary 1971
Recorded1970
GenrePop
Length2:49
LabelBell Records
Songwriter(s)Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)Wes Farrell
The Partridge Family singles chronology
"I Think I Love You"
(1970)		 "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted"
(1971)		 "I'll Meet You Halfway"
(1971)

Background


Lead singer David Cassidy hated the song. He didn't think it was a good song at all and hated the idea he had to talk in the middle of it so much so he refused to do it.[2]

It caused consternation with the studio and the record company, where the heads of both Bell Records and Screen Gems, both owned by Columbia Pictures, got involved.[2] Shooting of The Partridge Family was stopped so his manager and agent could talk to him over the issue.[2] It was suggested to Cassidy that the song would achieve greater commercial success with the spoken interlude included.[2]

They put pressure on him until he caved in and did the record as requested. When it was finished, he begged them not to release it:[2] "It was horrible, I was embarrassed by it. I still can't listen to that record."[2]


Reception


Cash Box described the song as being "an even more intriguing bit of material" than "I Think I Love You".[3]


Chart performance


The song went to #6 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and was on the charts for 12 weeks.[4]

The song went to #1 in Canada.[5] The song also reached #6 in France and #9 in Australia. It was named the #13 song of 1971 on the Cashbox charts.[6] The song was certified as a gold disc in March 1971.[7]




References


  1. Lindsay Planer (1970-09-25). "Up to Date - The Partridge Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  2. C'Mon Get Happy - Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family bus by David Cassidy and Chip Deffaa, Warner Books Inc, 1994. pp 70–71 ISBN 0-446-39531-5
  3. "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 6, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  4. "Artist Search for "the partridge family"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  6. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  7. "Song artist 754 - The Partridge Family". Tsort.info. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  8. "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  11. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  12. "Top 100 1971-04-03". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  13. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  14. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  15. "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  16. Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2016-10-03.




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