I Only Want to Be With You

" I Only Want to Be with You " is a rock-and-roll song by Mike Hawker[ 1 ] and Ivor Raymonde. It was the first solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz. It has since been recorded by many artists and has charted several times.

Background
Recorded by Dusty Springfield while she was still a member of The Springfields, the song was released in November 1963, three weeks after The Springfields' final concert. The recording session took place at the original Olympic Studios in Carlton Street in London's West End. The song was arranged and conducted by Ivor Raymonde, and recorded by engineer Keith Grant. It was a popular success, reaching #4 UK, #12 US, #6 Australia, and #21 Canada. In the US, Dusty Springfield was the second artist of the British Invasion, after the Beatles, to have a hit, entering the Billboard chart at #77 in the last week of January 1964 (the Beatles having "She Loves You" at #69 and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at #3).

Raymonde's arrangement is unmistakable with its relentless "ticker-ticker" beat and cascading drum rolls, full-on choirs and "Tower of Power" horn section pitched against soaring rock strings. It set the production standard for Springfield's later hits, such as "Stay Awhile" and "Little by Little". Springfield also recorded the song with an almost identical arrangement in German, with the title "Auf dich nur wart' ich immerzu".

The song was performed by Springfield on the first ever edition of the BBC's Top of the Pops on January 1, 1964.

The song was re-released as a 7" & 12" single (see cover in infobox) in 1988 coinciding with its use in a soft-drink commercial, and peaked at #83 in the UK.

Bay City Rollers version
In 1976, the Bay City Rollers covered the song, and their version is the most commercially successful to date. In both the UK and the US, they tied Dusty Springfield's chart rankings from 12 years earlier. However, in the US they spent five weeks longer on the chart.[ 3 ]

The Tourists version
In 1979, the song was also covered by The Tourists, a band which included Annie Lennox on vocals. This was the band's first and biggest hit. The song was used on a montage of stars when Thames Television went off the air in 1992.

Samantha Fox version
In 1988, Samantha Fox covered the song as "I Only Wanna Be with You" for her album I Wanna Have Some Fun. It was released as the second singlein the United States and Europe from her third studio album I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988). The song was another hit for Fox, reaching number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 31 in the United States. The music video includes scenes of Fox hunting through trash cans, dancing, fireworks, and the singer in bed with her bespectacled lover.[ 9 ]

Television shows Fox performed the song on include Top of the Pops in 1989 and Viva el espectáculo on TVE1 in 1990.[ 10 ]<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 11 ]

<span class="mw-headline" id="Track_listings" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Track listings

 * UK 7" Vinyl (FOXY X11) Jive<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 12 ]
 * 1) "I Only Wanna Be With You" 2:45
 * 2) "Confession" 4:40
 * US Maxi Single (1195-2-JDJ) Jive<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 13 ]
 * 1) "I Only Wanna Be with You (Single Edit)" 2:45
 * 2) "I Only Wanna Be with You (Special Single Edit)" 3:19
 * 3) "I Only Wanna Be with You (Extended Mix)" 4:56
 * UK 12" Vinyl (FOXY T 11) Jive<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 14 ]
 * 1) "I Only Wanna Be with You (Extended Mix)" 4:56
 * 2) "I Only Wanna Be with You (Acapella Mix)" 3:17
 * 3) "I Only Wanna Acid with You (Mix 1)" 6:20
 * 4) "Confession" 4:40

<span class="mw-headline" id="Luis_Miguel_version" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Luis Miguel version
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">Mexican singer Luis Miguel recorded a cover version of the song, titled  "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar"  (Now You Can Leave) which was released as the first single from his Grammy-nominated album Soy Como Quiero Ser, the first album recorded by the singer under the WEA record label. It was produced by Juan Carlos Calderón and adapted by Luis Gomez Escolar.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 15 ] This single became very successful, peaking at number-one in the BillboardHot Latin Tracks chart for three non-consecutive weeks in 1987, being the first chart topper for the singer on the chart.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 16 ] At the time, Luis Miguel was the youngest to score a number-one hit on the Hot Latin Tracks at the age of 17, ironically replacing veteran Julio Iglesias at the summit. In 2005, Luis Miguel included this song on his compilation album Grandes Éxitos.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 17 ] This version ranked at number 28 in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988.

<span class="mw-headline" id="Music_videos" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Music videos
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">Two music videos were shot. The first one was shot with Angélica Rivera, while the second one was shot dancing in a bridge. The second one was included in Grandes Exitos Videos.

<span class="mw-headline" id="Other_versions" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Other versions
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1964  Les Surfs as "A Présent Tu Peux t'en Aller'" French also recorded by Richard Anthony

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1965  Enrique Guzman on his album Éxitos internacionalesas "Solo quiero estar contigo" Spanish
 * Les Surfs as "E adesso te ne puoi andar" #2 (Italy)
 * Lill-Babs as "Jag Vill Vara Nära Dig" Swedish
 * Donna Lynn on her eponymous album Capitol LP 2085
 * Lita Torelló (es) as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish also recorded by Silvana Velasco (es)


 * also recorded by Juan Ramón (es) on his album Más corazón que nunca

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1966  Les Surfs as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish 1967  Helena Vondráčková as "Chytila jsem na pasece motýlka" Czech 1969  Elin as "Det har jeg altid ønsket mig" Danish

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1975  Chelsia Chan on her debut album Dark Side Of Your Mind
 * Agneta Zelán as "Jag Ville Vara Nära Dig" Swedish

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1976  Howard Carpendale as "Ab Heute Weht Ein Neuer Wind" (German)
 * Rauli 'Badding' Somerjoki on his album Sydän lämpöä täys as "Jykevää on rakkaus" Finnish

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1982  Barbara Dickson on her album Here We Go...Barbara Dickson Live on Tour
 * James Fung made his Cantonese cover as "天賜良緣" Chinese


 * in medley with "Dancing in the Street"/ "He's a Rebel"/ "You Keep Me Hangin' On"


 * Nicolette Larson #53 U.S., (A/C#15)
 * parent album All Dressed Up & No Place to Go

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1983  The Flirts on their album Flirts

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1986  Southside Johnny & The Jukes on their album At Least We Got Shoes 1989  Danny Chan on his album Yat sang ho kau (一生何求) as "流浪者" ("lau long tze") 1991  Maywood on their Walking Back to Happiness album <p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1992  Paula Koivuniemi on her album Se kesäni mun as "Haluun olla luonas sun" Finnish
 * Tony Hatch & His Orchestra on his album Quiet Nights

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1993  Beatriz Rico (es) on her album Baila Sin Parar as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish 1997  Ash covered the song for a promotional tour<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 18 ] 1998  Annette Klingenberg (da) on her album Weep No More
 * Wenche Myhre as "Hvis Bare Jeg Får Bli Hos Deg" Norwegian

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 1999  Argema (cs) on their album Milion Snů as "Žába"Czech
 * Twiggy & Twiggy (Rasputina & Twiggy Ramirez) on the soundtrack of Dead Man on Campus

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 2001  Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Blow in the Wind 2002  Vonda Shepard on her album Songs from Ally McBeal 2003  Maleewan Jemina (th) on her 2003 album Me & Moment in Time 2004  Tommy February 6 on her single L・O・V・E・L・Y ～夢見るLOVELY BOY～ 2005  Taiwanese female group 7 Flowers on their eponymous album
 * Elton John performed the song in concert at the Peoria (IL) Civic CenterArena after learning of Dusty Springfield's death on March 2, 1999. John introduced the song saying "Dusty, wherever you are, this one's for you, my love, with all my love."
 * Ville Valo with the Agents on the Agents' album Laulava Sydän as "Jykevää on rakkaus" Finnish

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 2007  Tina Arena on her album Songs of Love & Loss
 * Volbeat on their 2005 debut album The Strength / The Sound / The Songs


 * The Shakers (Uruguayan band) as "Solo quiero estar contigo" Spanish:
 * bonus track on re-issue of band's 1965 album Los Shakers

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 2008  Shelby Lynne on her Dusty Springfield tribute album Just a Little Lovin' 2009  Jessica Andersson as "I Only Wanna Be With You" on her album Wake Up

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 2011  Amy Macdonald: recorded 2008 for canceled multi-artist Dusty Springfield tribute album: track first released on album
 * Barbee (hu) as "Ámor nyila" Hungarian


 * Reworked, a multi-artist fundraiser for Save the Children featuring songs used in John Lewis ad campaigns

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> 2013  Lodovica Comello (it/es) as "I Only Want To Be With You" on her album Universo

<span class="mw-headline" id="Uses_on_television" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Uses on television

 * Was used in the opening for the TV series Arli$
 * The Tourists' version of the song was played along with TV clips on 31 December 1992 - 1 January 1993 when Thames Television finished broadcasting before Carlton Television took over
 * The song was used in the British soap opera EastEnders when the character Sam Mitchell dug up the body of Den Watts
 * The song was used by TVNZ to promote TV2 changing the words to "I only want to be with 2!"
 * The song was also used as soundtrack in Greek Comedy TV series "Tilempora" (TV Storm) on Mega Channel in 2004.
 * The song featured in a John Lewis television ad highlighting how the company had been selling electronic equipment for a substantial number of years.
 * The song was used in a swimwear advert for Boux Avenue in 2014. The ad featured Jamelia, who also sang the song, with the chorus changed to "I only want to be with Boux".