Paddy McAloon On This Song "'If You Don't Love Me' Was Among A Batch I Wrote In Frustration In Autumn Of Last Year Where I Thought There Should Be Nothing In The Way Of Understanding The Lyric. No Interview Needs To Be Done To Explain Concepts Of Elvis Presley And The Desert And All That Stuff. Just Give It To 'em Easy. If You Strip Away The Disco-Pop Elements Of 'If You Don't Love Me' There's An Intimate Ballad At The Heart Of It. When I Wrote It It Was Extremely Personal 'cuz There Are Only Words Like 'you' And 'I' - Direct But Not Too Specific. If I'm Supposed To Be Good Surely I Can Write Something That Doesn't Need Explanation." - Creem Date Unknown Kylie Minogue Recorded A Cover Version If You Don't Love Me That Was Included In Her 2001 Album Hits .