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"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as the B-side of "William, It Was Really Nothing" in 1984 and later featured on the compilation albums Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs. It has been covered by numerous other artists.

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"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
Song by The Smiths
A-side	"William, It Was Really Nothing"
Released	20 August 1984 (1984-08-20)
Recorded	Jam Studios, July 1984
Genre	Indie pop, alternative rock[1]
Length	1:50
Label	Rough Trade
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Producer(s)	John Porter

The Dream Academy version

"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
Single by The Dream Academy
Released	1985 (UK)
Recorded	1984
Genre	Rock indie rock
Length	3:09
Label	Blanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Producer(s)	David Gilmour and Nick Laird-Clowes
The Dream Academy singles chronology
"The Love Parade" (1986) "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (1985) "Indian Summer" (1987)

The Dream Academy covered "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" in 1985. This version peaked at #83 in the UK Singles Chart. An instrumental version of this cover was used in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off in 1986.

Track listing

7" version

1. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
2. "In Places on the Run"

12" version

1. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"
2. "The Party" (acoustic)
3. "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" (instrumental)
4. "In Places on the Run" (edit)

Chart performance

Charts (1985)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[2]	83

Slow Moving Millie version

"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"
Single by Slow Moving Millie
from the album Renditions
Released	11 November 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Alternative
Length	3:09
Label	Island Records
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Marr, Morrissey
Slow Moving Millie singles chronology
"Beasts" (2009) "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" (2011)

English actress and songwriter Slow Moving Millie released a cover version of the song, adding commas to its title. It was released on 11 November 2011 as a Digital download from her debut studio album Renditions.[3] Her version was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement.

Music video

A music video, directed by Nicole Nodland, was released onto YouTube on 11 November 2011 at a length of three minutes and six seconds.[4]

Track listing

Chart performance

Charts (2011)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	31

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	11 November 2011	Digital Download	Island Records

Other notable versions

• American Indie rock band The Halo Benders covered this song as a b-side for their 1995 single Don't Touch My Bikini.
• A cover by Elefant was included on the soundtrack for the 2005 Disney superhero movie Sky High.
• A cover by She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) was included with the original version by the Smiths on the soundtrack for the 2009 movie (500) Days of Summer in which Deschanel starred.
• English rock band Muse covered the song, included in their 2001 EP Hyper Music/Feeling Good. Their version is featured in the film Not Another Teen Movie.
• American Indie band Starflyer 59 covered this song in their 2009 compilation Ghosts of the Past.
• American alternative metal band Deftones covered the song and initially included the cover as a track on the 1995 release of the single 7 Words. The cover was later included on Deftones' 2005 compilation album B-Sides & Rarities and their 2011 cover compilation album, Covers.
• Hootie & The Blowfish also covered the song in their 2000 cover album Scattered, Smothered and Covered.
• American country singer Sarah Darling recorded a cover of the song for her 2017 album Dream Country.

In other media

• The Smiths' original version was included on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Pretty in Pink. It also was included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "Never Been Kissed".
• Slow Moving Millie’s version was used in the December 11, 2021 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Billie Eilish. On the YouTube and Hulu versions, the song has been replaced with "Christmas Time" by Danny Cope and Elizabeth Reynolds due to copyright issues.

Certifications

The Smiths version

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

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[es] Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

«Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want» es una canción interpretada, escrita y producida por el grupo inglés The Smiths, incluida en los álbumes recopilatorios Hatful of Hollow y Louder Than Bombs. Ha sido versionada por varios artistas, incluyendo a The Decemberists, The Halo Benders, Franz Ferdinand, Ok Go, Deftones, Emilie Autumn, Amanda Palmer, Hootie & The Blowfish, Muse, Kaia Wilson, Third Eye Blind, Kate Walsh, The Dream Academy, Josh Rouse y She & Him. La versión del grupo británico Clayhill aparece en la parte final de la película de Shane Meadows, This is England. La artista canadiense de música electrónica Venetian Snares incluyó la versión original en su canción “Nobody Really Understands Anybody".

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[ru] Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

«Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want» — композиция британской группы The Smiths, выпущенная в 1984 в составе сингла «William, It Was Really Nothing»[1], а позже вошедшая в альбомы Hatful of Hollow и Louder Than Bombs. Кавер-версии песни исполнили несколько музыкантов, таких как The Decemberists, Franz Ferdinand, OK Go, Deftones, Эмили Отэм, Аманда Палмер, Hootie & the Blowfish, Muse, Third Eye Blind, The Dream Academy, Джос Роус и She & Him. Кавер-версия британской группы Clayhill стала саундтреком к фильму режиссёра Шейна Медоуса «Это Англия».

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