I Want You

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"I Want You" is a dark, obsessive love song by Elvis Costello, known for its raw emotional intensity and sparse, brooding arrangement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Blood & Chocolate ⓘ
linked to: Blood and Chocolate
artist Elvis Costello ⓘ
associatedAct The Attractions ⓘ
composer Elvis Costello ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception noted as one of Elvis Costello’s darkest songs ⓘ
praised for emotional rawness ⓘ
genre dark love song ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasLiveVersion I Want You (live performances by Elvis Costello) ⓘ
hasMood claustrophobic ⓘ
desperate ⓘ
menacing ⓘ
hasQuality brooding ⓘ
dark ⓘ
emotionally intense ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ
sparse arrangement ⓘ
hasReputationFor disturbing intimacy ⓘ
raw emotional intensity ⓘ
includedIn Elvis Costello live setlists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalStyle confessional ⓘ
obsessive monologue ⓘ
repetitive refrain ⓘ
lyricist Elvis Costello ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
partOf Blood & Chocolate ⓘ
linked to: Blood and Chocolate
performer Elvis Costello ⓘ
producer Nick Lowe ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Demon Records ⓘ
releaseContext mid-1980s Elvis Costello discography ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
emotional pain ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
obsessive love ⓘ
trackPosition closing track on many album editions ⓘ
vocalStyle intense ⓘ
strained ⓘ
whispered ⓘ

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