If You Want My Love - wikipedia If You Want My Love This article is about the Cheap Trick song. For other songs of this or a similar name, see If You Want My Love ( disambiguation ). `` If You Want My Love '' Single by Cheap Trick from the album One on One B - side `` Four Letter Word '' Released 1982 Format 7 '' Single, 12 '' single, CD single Genre Rock Length 3 : 35 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Rick Nielsen Producer ( s ) Roy Thomas Baker Cheap Trick singles chronology `` Reach Out '' ( 1981 ) `` If You Want My Love '' ( 1982 ) `` She 's Tight '' ( 1982 ) `` Reach Out '' ( 1981 ) `` If You Want My Love '' ( 1982 ) `` She 's Tight '' ( 1982 ) `` If You Want My Love '' is a single from American rock band Cheap Trick which appeared on the 1982 album One on One. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen. The single was released in 1982 and peaked at # 45 in the US. In the Netherlands, the single became the band 's last chart appearance in the country at # 26. The single showed a change in style in the band, heading towards a more commercial sound. It was released on 7 '' vinyl only. One edit of the single was created for the Dutch release, removing approx half a minute from the track. The b - side `` Four Letter Word '' was featured as the closing track on the same album, written by Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander. Both tracks were produced by Roy Thomas Baker who had also produced the entire `` One on One '' album. A music video was created for the single, airing frequently on MTV. The single 's artwork used a similar theme to the album 's artwork. The single remains one of the most well - known tracks from the album and also appears on numerous greatest hits compilations. A live version was recorded for the 2001 live set `` Silver ''. Both this track and `` She 's Tight '' featured bassist Jon Brant rejoining Cheap Trick on stage. When asked about the song in an interview featured on the 2001 `` Silver '' concert DVD, bassist Tom Petersson humorously stated that it was `` the best Beatle song we ever recorded ''. He, however, was referring to Cheap Trick as a band, he had not been with the group at the time the track was originally recorded. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Personnel 4.1 Additional personnel 5 References 6 External links Track listing 7 '' Single `` If You Want My Love '' - 3 : 35 `` Four Letter Word '' - 3 : 39 7 '' Single ( Dutch edition ) `` If You Want My Love '' - 3 : 06 `` Four Letter Word '' - 3 : 41 7 '' Single ( Spanish promo ) `` If You Want My Love '' - 3 : 35 `` Four Letter Word '' - 3 : 37 Critical reception Critic Robert Christgau described the song as `` The most eloquently eclectic Beatle tribute ever recorded. '' Christopher Connelly of Rolling Stone described the song as being `` easily Cheap Trick 's best slow song since ' Take Me I 'm Yours ' and a stunning example of what this band can do when it forgets about being commercial in these days when heavy metal rules the world. '' Connelly also commented on the song 's `` smashing guitar attack '' and noted the similarity of the song 's middle eight to that of The Beatles ' `` While My Guitar Gently Weeps. '' Allmusic.com picks the track as an AMG recommended track. In a review of the 2001 live album `` Silver '', allmusic.com mentioned the track, writing `` Standouts include two standards of early MTV ( '' If You Want My Love '' and `` She 's Tight '' ). '' In a review of the 1996 four disc box set `` Sex, America, Cheap Trick '', Billboard Magazine wrote of the band 's decline in the early to mid-1980s, writing `` Despite the dispriting times, Cheap Trick never ceased producing the occasional Beatlesque gem, such as `` If You Want My Love, '' from `` One on One '' ( ' 82 ) ; `` I Ca n't Take It, '' from the Todd Rundgren - produced `` Next Position Please '' ( ' 83 ) ; and `` Tonight It 's You '' from `` Standing on the Edge '' ( ' 85 ) - each included on the box. '' In the 2007 book `` Shake Some Action : The Ultimate Power Pop Guide '', a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand - out tracks from the band. One track included was `` If You Want My Love '', where the author John M. Borack wrote `` Best ballad of the ' 80s anyone ? For sheer Lennon - meets - McCartney - head - on splendor, it 's damned hard to top. One of Zander 's finest leads ever, punctuated by his oh - so - Paulie ' woooos '. '' Chart performance Chart ( 1982 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 26 Polish Singles Chart UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) 57 US Billboard Hot 100 Chart 45 US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart 11 Personnel Robin Zander - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Rick Nielsen - lead guitar, backing vocals Jon Brant - bass, backing vocals Bun E. Carlos - drums, percussion Additional personnel Roy Thomas Baker - producer Ian Taylor -- engineer Paul Klingberg -- assistant George Marino -- mastering David Michael Kennedy -- photographer single cover Writers of `` If You Want My Love '' -- Rick Nielsen Writers of `` Four Letter Word '' - Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander References Jump up ^ `` Explore Releases on Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 04 - 21. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love - dutchcharts.nl ''. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` Cheap Trick - One On One at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick ''. YouTube. 2009 - 07 - 04. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Cheap Trick - Silver at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ Christgau, R. `` Robert Christgau Cheap Trick ''. robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 04. ^ Jump up to : Connelly, C. ( July 8, 1992 ). `` One on One ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ Thomas, Stephen. `` One on One - Cheap Trick ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Silver - Cheap Trick Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards AllMusic ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 85. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ Borack, J.M. ( 2007 ). Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Guide To Power Pop. Not Lame Recording Co. p. 42. ISBN 9780979771408. Retrieved 2015 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Cheap Trick search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` CHEAP TRICK full Official Chart History Official Charts Company ''. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 31. ^ Jump up to : `` Cheap Trick ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 11. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Cheap Trick Rick Nielsen Tom Petersson Robin Zander Daxx Nielsen Bun E. Carlos Randy Hogan Pete Comita Jon Brant Studio albums Cheap Trick In Color Heaven Tonight Dream Police All Shook Up One on One Next Position Please Standing on the Edge The Doctor Lap of Luxury Busted Woke Up with a Monster Cheap Trick ( Cheap Trick ' 97 ) Special One Rockford The Latest Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello We 're All Alright ! Compilations and Box sets The Greatest Hits Sex, America, Cheap Trick Authorized Greatest Hits The Essential Cheap Trick Live albums At Budokan Budokan II Music for Hangovers Silver Sgt. Pepper Live EPs Found All the Parts Singles `` Oh, Candy '' `` I Want You to Want Me '' `` Southern Girls '' `` Elo Kiddies '' `` Clock Strikes Ten '' `` Surrender '' `` California Man '' `` I Want You To Want Me ( Live ) '' `` Ai n't That a Shame '' `` Surrender ( Europe release ) '' `` Dream Police '' `` Voices '' `` Way of the World '' `` Everything Works If You Let It '' `` Day Tripper ( Live ) '' `` Stop This Game '' `` Reach Out '' `` If You Want My Love '' `` She 's Tight '' `` I Want You '' `` Saturday at Midnight '' `` Dancing the Night Away '' `` I Ca n't Take It '' `` Up the Creek '' `` Tonight It 's You '' `` Mighty Wings '' `` It 's Only Love '' `` Kiss Me Red '' `` The Flame '' `` Do n't Be Cruel '' `` Ghost Town '' `` Never Had a Lot to Lose '' `` Let Go '' `` Ca n't Stop Fallin ' into Love '' `` Wherever Would I Be '' `` Back ' n Blue '' `` Magical Mystery Tour '' `` Woke Up with a Monster '' `` You 're All I Wanna Do '' `` Did n't Know I Had It '' `` Cold Turkey '' `` Say Goodbye '' `` Carnival Game '' `` Scent of a Woman '' `` My Obsession '' `` Too Much '' `` Perfect Stranger '' `` If It Takes a Lifetime '' Other songs `` He 's a Whore '' `` Hello There '' `` High Roller '' `` Auf Wiedersehen '' `` Stiff Competition '' `` Need Your Love '' `` Gonna Raise Hell '' Related articles Discography Tinted Windows Tom Peterson and Another Language Robin Zander ( album ) I 've Always Got You Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_You_Want_My_Love&oldid=798287206 '' Categories : 1982 singles Cheap Trick songs Songs written by Rick Nielsen Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker Epic Records singles 1982 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2012 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 September 2017, at 01 : 21. 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Question: who sings the song if you want my love you got it
Answer: American rock band Cheap Trick