Song · Rod Stewart
“I Don't Want to Talk About It” by Rod Stewart
From the album Atlantic Crossing (1975)
“I Don't Want to Talk About It” by Rod Stewart appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2001 and 2006. It was first released in 1975 on the album Atlantic Crossing. Its best result is #164 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,220 alternative song of all time.
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Rod Stewart cut "I Don't Want to Talk About It" at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, for Atlantic Crossing in 1975, and he sings it like a man trying very hard to keep his voice steady. It wasn't his song: American guitarist Danny Whitten wrote it, and Crazy Horse recorded it first on their self-titled 1971 album, where it was Whitten's signature tune. Of all the covers since, Stewart's did the most to make it famous.
Its big moment came in 1977, when it went out as a double A-side with "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and went to the top of the UK singles chart. It's widely believed that the cheap budget-single pricing was a deliberate move, meant to keep the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" from taking the top spot.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 371 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 257 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 164 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 268 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
Also listed as: I Don't Want to Talk About.
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