Don't You Want Me (Felix song)
"Don't You Want Me" is a song recorded by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix, released as his debut single from his album, "#1", in July 1992. Musically, it samples Jomanda's "Don't You Want My Love" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda (remixed by Rollo and Red Jerry). Released on 27 July 1992, the song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart reached number one in Finland, Spain, and Switzerland. It also went to number one on the US "Billboard" Hot Dance Club  Play chart and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. In 1995 and 1996, the song charted in the UK again, but in remixed form. British magazine "Mixmag" ranked the song number 98 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996. Background. This song is largely considered to be the track that launched the hardbag explosion. It appears on the compilation "The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever!" in remixed form, and was used in the episode "New Girl" of the TV series "The Office". It was also famously featured in "St George", a 1996  Tango Blackcurrant advertisement for television. On the single re-release, which features the version from the advert which also samples dialogue from the advert, the Tango Blackcurrant logo even appears several times on the artwork. Critical reception. Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote that "requisite harsh synths are tempered with a retro, Giorgio Moroder-esque electro-beat" on the 1992 version. A reviewer from "Music & Media" commented on the 1995 remix of the song, "In the "Deconstruction Classic" series, here's Patrick Prins' remix interpretation of Felix's 1992 dance hit. It's much heavier now with souped up sequencers and  percussion." British magazine "Music Week" described it as a "hand-waving progressive house anthem". James Hamilton from the magazine's "RM" Dance Update deemed it a "distinctive organ/synth driven" track. Impact and legacy. British hardhouse and trance music record producer Jon the Dentist picked "Don't You Want Me" as one of his favourites in 1995, adding, "When this came out we finally got some technoey sounds back after two years of drongo discoey sounds. It was how I got into hardcore. Felix was a groundbreaker, he finally got house back on its track." British magazine "Mixmag" ranked the  song number 98 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996.