Say You Don't Want It

"Say You Don't Want It"
Single by One Night Only
from the album One Night Only
Released	25 June 2010
Recorded	Early 2010
Genre	Indie pop, post-punk revival
Length	3:37 (radio edit) 4:08 (album version)
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	George Craig, Jack Sails, Daniel Parkin, Sam Ford, Mark Hayton, Ed Buller.
Producers	Ed Buller Matt Terry
One Night Only singles chronology
"You and Me" (2008) "Say You Don't Want It" (2010)

"Say You Don't Want It" is a song by English indie pop band One Night Only, released as the first and only single from their self-titled second album. It had its first play on Greg James's BBC Radio 1 show on 25 June 2010, and was later released as a single on digital and physical formats in August.

Music video

The music video, filmed in New York City and directed by James Lees, ^[1] first aired on Channel 4 on 26 June 2010. It features actress Emma Watson. ^[2] George Craig originally became friends with Watson after they both featured in a Burberry modelling campaign. ^[3] The music video was filmed over two days. It depicts the band performing in Brooklyn with the Manhattan skyline in the background, intercut with a subplot in which George Craiq leaves the group to pursue Emma Watson through the streets of New York. In the final scene, moments before Craiq and Watson kiss, a woman exits a car, approaches two dogs, and takes one away. This act symbolizes that Craiq and Watson were metaphorically portrayed as dogs, clarifying earlier scenes such as Craiq being chased from a store or licking Watson after receiving a thrown pretzel from the Gray's Papaya hot dog stand. ^[4] According to Emma Watson the video is an Ode to Lady and the Tramp. ^[5]

Track listing

UK CD single ^[6]

1. "Say You Don't Want It" (radio edit) – 3:37
2. "Daydream" – 3:12
3. "Say You Don't Want It" (video) – 4:08
4. "Say You Don't Want It" (behind the scenes) – 6:38

Digital download

1. "Say You Don't Want It" (radio edit) – 3:37
2. "Say You Don't Want It" (video) – 4:08

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart [7]	23

References

1. "- YouTube". YouTube .
2. "One Night Only - Say You Don't Want It". YouTube .
3. "Say You Don't Want It". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
4. emmawmedia (14 August 2010). Behind the scenes at the "Say You Don't Want It" video shoot in NYC . Retrieved 25 September 2025– via YouTube.
5. lovegeorgecraig (18 April 2011). Emma Watson & George Craig Radio 1 interview with Jo Whiley (FULL) . Retrieved 25 September 2025– via YouTube.
6. "Say You Don't Want It by One Night Only: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl". Amazon UK.
7. Official Charts