I Only Want to Be with You

For the song by Hootie and the Blowfish, see Only Wanna Be with You.

"I Only Want to Be with You"
Single by Dusty Springfield
B-side	"Once Upon A Time"
Released	1963
Format	7"
Genre	Pop music
Label	Philips Records
Writer(s)	Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
Producer	Johnny Franz
Dusty Springfield singles chronology
— "I Only Want To Be With You" (1963) "Stay Awhile" (1964)

"I Only Want to Be with You" is a rock-and-roll song by Mike Hawker 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 Olympic Studios Carton Street 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, she 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" or "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 1st 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.

Samantha Fox version

"I Only Wanna Be With You"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album I Wanna Have Some Fun
B-side	"Confession"
Released	1989
Format	Vinyl, 12", 7"; CD
Recorded	PWL, The Borough, London
Genre	Eurobeat, Synth pop
Length	2:45
Label	Jive records
Writer(s)	Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
Producer	Stock Aitken Waterman
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Love House" (1988) "I Only Wanna Be With You" (1988) "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (1989)

In 1988, 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 single in 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 does not have a plot, but scenes include Fox hunting through trash cans, dancing, fireworks, and the singer in bed with her bespectacled lover.

Television shows Fox performed the song on include Top of the Pops in 1989 and Viva el espectáculo on TVE1 in 1990.

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Charts	19
Austrian Singles Chart	19
Dutch Singles Chart	13
French Singles Chart	10
German Singles Chart	25
Irish Singles Chart	9
New Zealand Singles Chart	28
Swiss Singles Chart	24
UK Singles Chart	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
Canadian Singles Chart	12

Tracklistings

UK 7" Vinyl(FOXY X11) Jive

1. "I Only Wanna Be With You" 2:45
2. "Confession" 4:40

US Maxi Single(1195-2-JDJ) Jive

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

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

Luis Miguel version

"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Soy Como Quiero Ser
Released	1987
Format	Airplay, Promo single
Recorded	1987
Genre	Latin
Length	3:11
Label	WEA
Writer(s)	Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde, Luis Gómez Escolar
Producer	Juan Carlos Calderón
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"Todo El Amor del Mundo" (1986) "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (1987) "No Me Puedo Escapar de Tí" (1987)

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. This single became very successful, peaking at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for three non-consecutive weeks in 1987, being the first chart topper for the singer on the chart. 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. This version ranked at number 28 in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988.

A music video was shot. It was included in Grandes Exitos Videos.

Chart (1987)	Peak position
United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1

Preceded by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Julio Iglesias	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single (Luis Miguel version) (first run) August 22, 1987	Succeeded by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Julio Iglesias
Preceded by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Julio Iglesias	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single (Luis Miguel version) (second run) September 12, 1987	Succeeded by "La Bamba" by Los Lobos
Preceded by "La Bamba" by Los Lobos	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single (Luis Miguel version) (third run) November 7, 1987	Succeeded by "Que No Se Rompa la Noche" by Julio Iglesias

Other versions

• 1964 Les Surfs as "A Présent Tu Peux t'en Aller'" French also recorded by Richard Anthony
  • Les Surfs as "E adesso te ne puoi andar" #2
  • Lill-Babs as "Jag Vill Vara Nära Dig" Swedish
  • Donna Lynn on her eponymous album Capitol LP 2085
  • Silvana Velasco as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish
• 1965 The Shakers, Odeon Pops, EMI. Uruguayan Band recorded for TV appearances; bonus track on mid-90s reissue of 1965 For You album and 2007 reissue of 1965 album Los Shakers
• 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
  • Agneta Zelán as "Jag Ville Vara Nära Dig" Swedish
• 1975 Rauli 'Badding' Somerjoki as "Jykevää on rakkaus" Finnish on his album Sydän lämpöä täys. This rendering was remade by Ville Valo with the Agents.
• 1975 Chelsia Chan on her debut album Dark Side Of Your Mind.
• 1976 The Bay City Rollers
  #17/ #8/ {}#12/ #3/ #9/ #2/ #9/ #12/
  #4/ #12 * parent album Dedication
  • Howard Carpendale as "Ab Heute Weht Ein Neuer Wind" (German)
• 1979 The Tourists (featuring Annie Lennox)
  #6/ #50/ #13/ #4/ #83 * parent album Reality Effect
• 1982 Nicolette Larson
  #53 (A/C#15) * parent album All Dressed Up & No Place to Go
• 1983 The Flirts on their album Flirts.
• 1986 Southside Johnny & The Jukes on their album At Least We Got Shoes.
• 1991 Maywood on their Walking Back to Happiness album

• 1992 Paula Koivuniemi as "Haluun olla huonas sun" Finnish on her album Se kesäni mun
  • Wenche Myhre as "Hvis Bare Jeg Får Bli Hos Deg" Norwegian
• 1993 Beatriz Rico as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish on her album Baila Sin Parar
• 1997 Ash covered the song for a promotional tour 7"
• 1998 Twiggy & Twiggy (Rasputina & Twiggy Ramirez) on the soundtrack of Dead Man on Campus
• 1999 Elton John performed the song at a solo show at the Peoria (IL) Civic Center Arena 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."
• 2001 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their 2001 album Blow in the Wind.
• 2002 Vonda Shepard on her album Songs from Ally McBeal
• 2003 Thai singer Maleewan Jemina on her album Me & Moment in Time
• 2004 Tommy February⁶ on her single L・O・V・E・L・Y ～夢見るLOVELY BOY～
• 2005 Volbeat on their 2005 debut album The Strength / The Sound / The Songs.
• 2005 Taiwanese female group 7 Flowers on their eponymous album
• 2007 Tina Arena on her album Songs of Love & Loss.
• 2008 Shelby Lynne on Just a Little Lovin' a tribute album to Dusty Springfield, released on January 29,2008
• 2009 Jessica Andersson as "I Only Wanna Be With You" on her album Wake Up
  • Barbee as "Ámor nyila" Hungarian
• 2011 Amy Macdonald on Reworked

Uses on television

• Was used in the opening for the TV series Arliss
• 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.