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"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" is the fourth single, and the last to be taken from the album Fuzzy Logic, by Super Furry Animals. It reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in September 1996.[1]

"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You"
Single by Super Furry Animals
from the album Fuzzy Logic
Released	30 September 1996
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:18
Label	Creation Records
Songwriter(s)	Super Furry Animals
Producer(s)	Gorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"Something 4 the Weekend" (1996) "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" (1996) "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" (1996)

The band spent their promotional budget for this single on a tank.[2] The band had the tank painted bright blue and used it to arrive at music festivals.[3] A photograph of the tank is featured on the cover of this single, with the title painted on the tank gun barrel. The tank was later sold to Don Henley.[2]

The packaging of the single features a quote in Welsh, 'Bydded Mae sawl ffordd i gael Wil i'w wely', which roughly translates into English as 'There's more than one way to get Will to bed'.

B-side "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" translates in English as "This Is (Not) The Song That Will Save The Welsh Language"

"The Man Don't Give a Fuck" was originally intended to be released as a B-side on the "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" single, however Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen refused to clear a sample of the track "Show Biz Kids" which features prominently on the track and it was replaced by "Guacamole".[4]

Critical response

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	United Kingdom	Singles of 1996[5]	1996	37

Track listing

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

• CD (CRESCD243)
  1. "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" – 3:18
  2. "Guacamole" – 4:04
  3. "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" – 3:54
• Promo CD (CRESCD243P)
  1. "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" – 3:18
  2. "The Man Don't Give a Fuck" – 4:04
  3. "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" – 3:54

Personnel

• Gruff Rhys – vocals, guitar
• Huw Bunford – guitar, backing vocals
• Guto Pryce – bass guitar
• Cian Ciaran – keyboards, backing vocals
• Dafydd Ieuan – drums
• Matthew Everett – violin
• Chris Williams – violin
• Helen Spargo – viola
• Catherine Tanner – cello

Singles chart positions

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	18[1]

References

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