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“What Do You Want From Me?” by Monaco
“What Do You Want From Me?” by Monaco appears on 13 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1997 and 2025. Its best result is #42 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #82 alternative song of 1997 and #4,410 alternative song of all time.
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"What Do You Want from Me?" was the first single from Monaco, New Order bassist Peter Hook's partnership with guitarist David Potts, released in February 1997 from their debut album Music for Pleasure. Under its bright pop surface sits a sore subject: Hook's failed relationship with the comedian Caroline Aherne.
Critics couldn't miss the family resemblance. Music Week gave it four out of five, hearing New Order with a grin on its face and Hook's trademark bass lines all over it, while David Sinclair of The Times found it shamelessly New Order-like but charming all the same. It climbed to 11 in the UK and cracked the top 30 of the rock charts in Canada and America, and although the album yielded two more singles, none did better.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 84 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 | 107 |
| 1997 | 42 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 | 105 |
| 1997 | 54 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 | 101 |
| 1997 | 55 | X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 | 104 |
| 1997 | 63 | KNRK Portland, OR | KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 | 94 |
| 1997 | 89 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 | 103 |
| 1997 | 89 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 | 97 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1750 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1750 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1750 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2005 | 534 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2022 | 813 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2025 | 99 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
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