Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)

"Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)"
Single by Robyn
from the album Robyn Is Here
B-side	"Robyn Is Here"
Released	11 September 1995 (1995-09-11)[1]
Genre	Pop R&B dance-pop
Length	3:59
Label	Riochet BMG
Songwriter(s)	Robyn Ulf Lindström Johan Ekhé
Producer(s)	Ulf Lindström Johan Ekhé
Robyn singles chronology
"You've Got That Somethin'" (1995) "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (1995) "Do You Know (What It Takes)" (1996)
Robyn UK singles chronology
"Show Me Love" (1997) "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (1998) "Konichiwa Bitches" (2007)
Robyn US singles chronology
"Show Me Love" (1997) "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (1998) "With Every Heartbeat" (2008)
Alternative cover
UK CD: 2 single cover

"Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn, released as the second single from her first album, Robyn Is Here (1995). The song was released in September 1995 and became a top-20 hit in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 60 in December 1995. It was not released in the United Kingdom or the United States until 1998. In the US, it was Robyn's final single release there until her 2008 comeback. It was also the final single release from Robyn for nine years in the UK until "Konichiwa Bitches" was released as the first single from her fourth album, Robyn in 2007. Two different music videos were produced for the song.

Chart performance

In Sweden, "Do You Really Want Me" became Robyn's second top 10 hit, peaking at number two, becoming her highest-charting single until "Dancing on My Own" entered the charts at number two for two weeks in 2010. In the US, the single was not as popular as her previous two hits, "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know (What it Takes)", peaking at number 10 on the Pop Songs airplay chart. In the UK, "Do You Really Want Me" became Robyn's second biggest hit, peaking at number 20, her second of two top 20 hits there from Robyn Is Here. The song also peaked at number 43 in New Zealand.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "engaging third single from her fun debut", noting that "in its original Ulf Lindstrom/Johan Ekhé production, the song is a chipper, hip hop-inflected ditty with infectious kid-pop energy and a nursery rhyme-like hook. Recut with Q.D.3 at the helm, it has become a sultry, Teena Marie-esque soul shuffler that's clearly designed to attract an older and more varied audience to the party." He added that "in fact, it leaves you properly intrigued and anxious to hear more."^[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented that "the part nagging/part soulful vocals of this Swedish singer and the mid-tempo groove that comfortably chugs along make for a pleasant and casual pop/dance tune."^[3] Later in 1998, when released in the UK, Music & Media stated that the new version is a "lush midtempo ballad".^[4]

Music video

There were made two different music videos of the song; one for the 1995 version and one for the 1998 version.

Track listings

• 'Swedish maxi-CD single

1. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Daddy C's Mekka Mix) – 6:07
2. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Smooth Butter Mix) – 4:56
3. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Mad Love Mix) – 3:53
4. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Gecko's Urban Mix) – 5:55

• UK CD 1

1. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (single edit)
2. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (QD3 edit)
3. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (So Groovy mix)
4. "Robyn Is Here"

• UK CD 2

1. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (single edit)
2. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Smooth Butter mix)
3. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Mad Love mix)
4. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Gecko's Urban mix)
5. "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" (Daddy C's Mekka mix)

Personnel

• Lyrics – Robyn
• Music and vocal arrangement – Robyn, Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé
• Arrangement and production – Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé

Source:^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1998) Peak position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 6 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 22 Denmark (IFPI)[8] 4 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 60 Europe (European Dance Radio)[10] 11 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 13 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 43 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 7 Scotland (OCC)[14] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 20 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[17] 6 US Radio Songs (Billboard)[18] 32 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 7 Chart (1998) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[21] 58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[22]	Gold	25,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Robyn: Do You Really Want Me". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
2. Flick, Larry (1998-02-07). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 76. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1995-10-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
4. "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 27. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
5. Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect) (liner notes). Robyn. Riochet Records, BMG. 1995.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3552." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3562." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
8. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 13. Prometheus Global Media. 30 March 1996. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 50. 16 December 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
10. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 December 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 268 Vikuna 17.4. - 24.4. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 April 1998. p. 22. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
12. "Robyn – Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)". Top 40 Singles.
13. "Robyn – Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)". VG-lista.
14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
15. "Robyn – Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)". Singles Top 100.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
17. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
18. "Robyn Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
19. "Robyn Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
20. "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
21. "RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 63, no. 12. 14 December 1998. p. 20. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
22. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 30 September 2020.