Song: You Know That I Want To

SONG RELEASE:

The song “You Know That I Want To” first appeared as B-side of ‘Spinning the Wheel,’ the third single taken from the album Older and released on 26 August 1996. The release of ‘Spinning the Wheel” was particularly notable for including (and being promoted for) two brand-new studio recordings of previously unknown George Michael songs — namely “Safe” and “You Know That I Want To” — that were exclusive to the first CD.

EP: Spinning the Wheel
Release Date: 19 August 1996

“You Know That I Want To” also appeared on the Upper CD, which was a bonus when the album Older was re-released more than a year after its original release on May 14, 1996.

Album: Older and Upper 
Release Date: 1 December 1997

The song also appeared in the deluxe edition of the compilation album Twenty Five as Disc 3: For the Loyal (limited edition in international release and Best Buy exclusive for the North American release).

Album: George Michael Twenty Five
Release Date: 13 November 2006

CREDITS:

Written by: George Michael and Jon Douglas
Produced byGeorge Michael and Jon Douglas
Recorded and Mixed byGeorge Michael and Jon Douglas

George Michael was known for producing his own records, and Douglas was one of the very few producers Michael ever collaborated with.

CHART HISTORY:

The side A of “You Know That I Want To” — ‘Spinning the Wheel’ peaked at #2 in the UK charts. The song first charted on 31 August 1996 and spent 19 weeks in the UK charts.

LYRICS:

Lover don’t love too much
It’s a bad thing, a sad thing
It is heaven to the touch
Hey everybody’s got a moment in their lives
They can’t change
(don’t they baby)
 
I know you don’t care
What’s right or wrong
All that I know
Is that love don’t belong heer
So it’s better to turn the page
Watch me walk away my dear
Watch me walk away
You say
 
I can’t stop but you know that I want to
I can’t stop don’t you know that I want you
I want you baby
More than ever
I can’t stop but you know that I want to
I can’t stop don’t you know that I want you
 
But it’s never gonna be that easy
I don’t want to waste your time
 
Lover don’t love too much
I’m a bad boy, a sad boy
And I’ll never give you much
Hey everybody’s got some moment in their lives
They can’t change
Yeah
 
So I do not dare
Take you home
All that I know
Is that something’s so wrong with this heat
Why do you touch the flame
You know you feal the pain my dear
You always find it here
You say
 
I can’t stop but you know that I want to
I can’t stop don’t you know that I want you
I want you baby
More than ever
I can’t stop but you know that I want to
I can’t stop don’t you know that I want you
 
But it’s never gonna
So what happens everytime
It’s so easy to forget myself where
A little while you want a boy
In a place you will be all mine
Can’t you see
 
Oh, I’m losing you baby
Chorus
But it’s never gonna be that easy
You want a lover, I am just a friend
 

Video of 'You Know That I Want To'

Audio video (unofficial)