Song · Husker Du
“Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely” by Husker Du
From the album Candy Apple Grey (1986)
“Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely” by Husker Du appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1986 on the album Candy Apple Grey. Its best result is #252 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,692 alternative song of all time.
Grant Hart wrote "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" for Candy Apple Grey, Hüsker Dü's 1986 album on Warner Bros., and it went out that March as both a single and an EP in the US and the UK. Hart and Bob Mould share the vocals and the production, with Mould on guitar, Greg Norton on bass, Hart on drums and Steve Fjelstad engineering, and it's all hooks and bruises.
AllMusic's Stewart Mason heard a Buzzcocks-style pop-punk rush and picked it as the album's high point. The band shot a video that picked up some play on MTV, and the song later turned up in the 2009 film Adventureland.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 300 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2023 | 528 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2024 | 922 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2026 | 252 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
Also listed as: Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely; Don't Want To Know If You're Lonely.
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