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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Elvis Costello notableSong I Want You