I Wanna Be Yours

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"I Wanna Be Yours" is a poem by John Cooper Clarke, on his 1982 album Zip Style Method . The poem was brought to wider audience via an adaptation by Arctic Monkeys on their 2013 album AM .

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Original poem

The poem recounts the love of one person for another, using metaphors around various domestic equipment:

I wanna be your vacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust
I wanna be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust [1]

The poem was included in a GCSE English anthology. [2] Clarke re-used the title of the poem for his autobiography published in 2020. [3]

In March 2023 The Guardian noted that "if it was previously Britain's favourite wedding poem, it's now quantifiably the world's favourite British poem, full stop." [4]

Arctic Monkeys adaptation

"I Wanna Be Yours"
Song by Arctic Monkeys
from the album AM
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)
Genre Indie rock, pop rock
Length3:04
Label Domino
Composer(s)
[5]
Lyricist(s) John Cooper Clarke
Producer(s)
Official audio
"I Wanna Be Yours" on YouTube

English rock band Arctic Monkeys brought the poem to a wider audience via an adaptation [6] on their 2013 album AM . The adaptation, produced by James Ford and Ross Orton, contains novel lyrics written by lead singer Alex Turner. By 21 November 2023 the recitation had received over 1.613 billion streams on Spotify. [7]

Weekly charts

2013 weekly chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours"
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Streaming (OCC) [8] 39
UK Indie (OCC) [9] 42
2021–2024 weekly chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours"
Chart (2021–2024)Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [10] 39
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [11] 55
Greece International (IFPI) [12] 9
India International Singles (IMI) [13] 2
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 78
Lithuania (AGATA) [15] 20
Malaysia ( Billboard ) [16] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 99
Norway (VG-lista) [18] 37
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [19] 51
Portugal (AFP) [20] 26
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [21] 44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 66
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 93
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 99
UK Indie (OCC) [25] 4

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours" by Arctic Monkeys
Chart (2022)Position
Lithuania (AGATA) [26] 43
2023 year-end chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours" by Arctic Monkeys
Chart (2023)Position
Brazil Streaming (Pro-Música Brasil) [27] 199
Global 200 (Billboard) [28] 56
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [29] 47
UK Singles (OCC) [30] 86

Certifications

Certifications for "I Wanna Be Yours" by Arctic Monkeys
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [31] Gold45,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [32] Platinum100,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [33] 5× Platinum100,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [34] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [36] 4× Platinum8,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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