Song · Violent Femmes
“Do you Really want to Hurt me?” by Violent Femmes
From the album Why Do Birds Sing? (1991)
“Do you Really want to Hurt me?” by Violent Femmes appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2002 and 2014. It was first released in 1991 on the album Why Do Birds Sing?. Its best result is #1008 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,948 alternative song of all time.
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Violent Femmes put their own stamp on "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", the song Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay and Jon Moss wrote, on Why Do Birds Sing?, their 1991 album. The song gets dragged into their world: Gordon Gano's twitchy voice and acoustic guitar, Brian Ritchie on acoustic bass, bouzouki and electric guitar, and Victor DeLorenzo rattling drums and tambourine and chiming in on vocals. Michael Beinhorn, who produced it with the band, adds mellotron and piano, Susan Rogers recorded it and Eric Thorngren mixed it. The result is jittery, a little unhinged, and entirely the Femmes' own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1008 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1190 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2007 | 1585 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1521 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1529 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1560 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1627 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1674 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1740 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.
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