You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Dusty Springfield
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When I said I needed you You said you would always stay It wasn't me who changed but you and now you've gone away Don't you see that now you've gone And I'm left here on my own That I have to follow you and beg you to come home You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand You don't have to stay forever I will understand Believe me, believe me, I can't help but love you But believe me I'll never tie you down Left alone with just a memory Life seems dead and so unreal All that's left is loneliness there's nothing left to feel You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand You don't have to stay forever I will understand Believe me, believe me You don't have to say you love me just be close at hand You don't have to stay forever I will understand Believe me, believe me
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Written by: Giuseppe Donaggio, Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Heather Wickham
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
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6 facts about this song
Song Creation"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was originally an Italian song titled "Io che non vivo (senza te)" which translates to "I who can't live (without you)".
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Dusty Springfield VersionDusty Springfield heard "Io che non vivo (senza te)" at the Sanremo Music Festival and decided to release an English version of the song.
- She reportedly wrote the English lyrics in a taxi on her way to recording the song.
- Dusty Springfield's version of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966.
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Elvis Presley VersionElvis Presley covered "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in 1970, four years after Dusty Springfield's version.
- Presley's version was a major hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
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Song ImpactThe song has had a significant impact and has been covered by many artists around the world, including Elvis Presley, Cher, and Neil Diamond.
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Pop CultureThe song was featured in the 1995 film "Casino" starring Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone.
- It also had a significant spot in the narrative of "Only Yesterday," a 1991 Japanese animated drama film.
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Lyric MisconceptionDespite being widely considered as a love song, the lyrics of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" communicate a sense of despair and loneliness, rather than romantic love.
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