If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You

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"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You"
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Single by Super Furry Animals
from the album Fuzzy Logic
Released30 September 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:18
Label Creation Records
Songwriter(s) Super Furry Animals
Producer(s) Gorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals singles chronology
"Something 4 the Weekend"
(1996)
"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You"
(1996)
"The Man Don't Give a Fuck"
(1996)

"If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" is the fourth single, and the last to be taken from the album Fuzzy Logic, by Super Furry Animals. It reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart on its release in September 1996. [1]

Contents

The band spent their promotional budget for this single on a tank. [2] The band had the tank painted bright blue and used it to arrive at music festivals. [3] A photograph of the tank is featured on the cover of this single, with the title painted on the tank gun barrel. The tank was later sold to Don Henley. [2]

The packaging of the single features a quote in Welsh, 'Bydded Mae sawl ffordd i gael Wil i'w wely', which roughly translates into English as 'There's more than one way to get Will to bed'.

B-side "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" translates in English as "This Is (Not) The Song That Will Save The Welsh Language"

"The Man Don't Give a Fuck" was originally intended to be released as a B-side on the "If You Don't Want Me to Destroy You" single, however Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen refused to clear a sample of the track "Show Biz Kids" which features prominently on the track and it was replaced by "Guacamole". [4]

Critical response

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
NME United Kingdom Singles of 1996 [5] 199637

Track listing

All songs by Super Furry Animals.

Personnel

Singles chart positions

ChartPeak
position
UK Singles Chart 18 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Search Results -- Singles". everyHit.com. 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. 1 2 "Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Alan McGee". NME. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. "Great Welsh Albums: Radiator by Super Furry Animals". Wales Arts Review. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. "Super Furry Animals announce new single" (Press release). Creation Records. 1996.
  5. "NME 1996 Lists". RockListMusic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-04.