I'm Not In Love - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I'm Not In Love

Diana-Krall - Wallflower

"I'm Not In Love" Is A Song By English Group 10cc Written By Band Members Eric Stewart And Graham Gouldman. It Is Notable For Its Innovative And Distinctive Backing Track Composed Mostly Of The Band's Multitracked Vocals. Released In The UK In May 1975 As The Second Single From The Band's Third Album The Original Soundtrack It Became The Second Of The Group's Three Number-One Singles In The UK Between 1973 And 1978 Topping The UK Singles Chart For Two Weeks. The Song Was Also The Band's Breakthrough Hit Worldwide Reaching Number One In Ireland And Canada And Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 In The US As Well As Reaching The Top Ten In Australia New Zealand And Several European Countries. Written Mostly By Stewart As A Riposte To His Wife's Declaration That He Did Not Tell Her Often Enough That He Loved Her "I'm Not In Love" Was Originally Conceived As A Bossa Nova Song Played On Guitars But The Other Two Members Of The Band Kevin Godley And Lol Creme Disliked The Track And It Was Abandoned. However After Hearing Members Of Their Staff Continue To Sing The Melody Around Their Studio Stewart Persuaded The Group To Give The Song Another Chance To Which Godley Replied That For The Song To Work It Needed To Be Radically Changed And Suggested That The Band Should Try And Create A New Version Using Just Voices. "I'm Not In Love" Has Enjoyed Lasting Popularity With Over Three Million Plays On US Radio Since Its Release And It Won Three Ivor Novello Awards In 1976 For Best Pop Song International Hit Of The Year And Most Performed British Work. 3 4 It Has Featured In The Films The Virgin Suicides Bridget Jones The Edge Of Reason Indecent Proposal Cherish Whatever Hunky Dory Jappeloup The Stud Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo He's Just Not That Into You And Guardians Of The Galaxy 5 As Well As The Video Game Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories. It Featured In Television Shows Goodnight Sweetheart That '70s Show The Office Veronica Mars Big Love Medium Cuentame The Syndicate EastEnders And Skam 6 . The Song Has Been Covered By Numerous Artists Most Notably By The American Band Will To Power Whose Version Reached The US And Canadian Top Ten In 1991.
Stewart Came Up With The Idea For The Song After His Wife To Whom He Had Been Married For Eight Years At That Point Asked Him Why He Didn't Say "I Love You" More Often To Her. Stewart Said "I Had This Crazy Idea In My Mind That Repeating Those Words Would Somehow Degrade The Meaning So I Told Her 'Well If I Say Every Day "I Love You Darling I Love You Blah Blah Blah" It's Not Gonna Mean Anything Eventually'. That Statement Led Me To Try To Figure Out Another Way Of Saying It And The Result Was That I Chose To Say 'I'm Not In Love With You' While Subtly Giving All The Reasons Throughout The Song Why I Could Never Let Go Of This Relationship."