The Weakness in Me
"The Weakness in Me" is a song by Joan Armatrading, from her seventh album "Walk Under Ladders", released as a single in the US and Netherlands in November 1981. Despite not charting, the song has become one of Armatrading's better-known songs. Armatrading has said "it's about somebody who has an affair and they've fallen for the person that they're having the affair with, but they love the person they were with whilst they were having the affair." B-sides. The single featured as its B-side the original songs "Dollars" and  Crying, which remained unreleased on an album until the reissue of "Walk Under Ladders". Track listings. 7": A&M / 2381-S (US) 7": A&M / AMS 9190 (Netherlands) 12": A&M / AMS 12.9191 (Netherlands) In popular culture. The song is notable for featuring on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You" and on the Season 1 soundtrack of the TV series "The L Word."