I'm Not Satisfied

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"I'm Not Satisfied"
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Single by Fine Young Cannibals
from the album The Raw & the Cooked
B-side "Wade In The Water"
Released8 February 1990
Genre Pop, rock
Length3:46
Label I.R.S.
Songwriter(s) Roland Gift, David Steele
Producer(s) Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals singles chronology
"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be"
(1989)		"I'm Not Satisfied"
(1990)		"It's O.K."
(1990)

"I'm Not Satisfied" is a song by British pop-rock band Fine Young Cannibals. It was released as the fifth single from the band's 1988 album The Raw and the Cooked . The single charted in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.

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Composition and critical reception

Written by lead vocalist Roland Gift and bassist David Steele, "I'm Not Satisfied" depicts a man who criticizes the weekends for being too short, his girlfriend for being too possessive, and the city for being too depressing. [1] Allmusic writer Dave Thompson praised Gift's vocals, saying "so overpowering is his performance, so emotionally devastating is his dissatisfaction, that one is dragged straight into the maelstrom of misery." [1]

Track listing

7" Vinyl (UK)
  1. "I'm Not Satisfied" - 3:46
  2. "I'm Not Satisfied" (The Nicci Edit) - 3:52
12" Vinyl, CD Maxi-Single
  1. "I'm Not Satisfied" (New York Rap Mix) - 4:02
  2. "I'm Not Satisfied" (New York Singing Mix) - 4:00
  3. "I'm Not Satisfied" (The Nicci Version) - 4:34
  4. "I'm Not Satisfied" (Single Version) - 3:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [2] 83
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [3] 1
UK Singles Chart [4] 46
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 90

References

  1. 1 2 Thompson, Dave. ""I'm Not Satisfied" - Song Review". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM . 51 (15). RPM Music Publications Ltd. 24 February 1990. ISSN   0315-5994 . Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Playlist Report: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 6, no. 18. 6 May 1989. p. 9.
  4. ↑ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 408. ISBN   978-1-84449-058-5.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2019). Top Pop Singles 1955–2018 (16th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 316. ISBN   978-0-89820-233-5.
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