Song · Fiona Apple
“I Want You To Love Me” by Fiona Apple
From the album Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020)
“I Want You To Love Me” by Fiona Apple appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2020 and 2025. It was first released in 2020 on the album Fetch the Bolt Cutters. Its best result is #13 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #120 alternative song of 2020.
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Fiona Apple wrote "I Want You to Love Me" on her own, words and music, for Fetch the Bolt Cutters, the album she put out in 2020, and the title lays the whole thing bare: no irony, no armor, just the ask.
She sings lead over a small, tight crew. Sebastian Steinberg plays bass and shares the drum credit with Amy Wood, who also recorded the track with John Would, and Dave Way mixed it. Two drummers in the credits hint at how much of this record lives in its rhythm, in the thump underneath as much as in the voice.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2020 | 89 |
| 2020 | 75 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020 | 90 |
| 2020 | 33 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2020 | 103 |
| 2020 | 13 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2020 | 64 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 837 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2024 | 193 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2025 | 801 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 705 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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