GWB 0400 Girl U Want
Produced by DEVO in association with Robert Margouleff
Released on May 1980
no chart information
Find it at GEMM
GWB 0400 wo. picture sleeve  

W arner Brothers actually whipped out “Girl U Want” first from Freedom of Choice. It didn’t chart, but I don’t remember seeing a video for it either. With better promotion, this could have easily cracked the US Top 100 (so could a lot of Devo songs). Like “Be Stiff” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” before it, the band sabotages the song early on by introducing a counter rhythm, which may have been one reason why radio stations shied away from it. However, therein lies the song’s charm. The B side in the US was “Mr. B’s Ballroom” from Freedom, in the UK it was the nonalbum “Turn Around,” which appeared on the flip side of “Whip It” in the US. For more on "Girl U Want," check out Songfacts.

TRACK LISTING

    US 7-inch single
  1. GIRL U WANT
  2. MR. B's BALLROOM

    UK/JPN 7-inch single
  3. GIRL U WANT
  4. TURN AROUND

    Back To Back Hits reissue
  5. GIRL U WANT    (Mark Mothersbaugh/Gerald V. Casale)    2:56
  6. WHIP IT    (Mark Mothersbaugh/Gerald V. Casale)    2:37

CREDITS

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REGION RELEASE DATE LABEL MEDIA ID NUMBER FEATURES
US May 1980 Warner Bros. 7" 49524  
US 1980 Warner Bros. 7PRO WBS 49524 feat. A mono on flip
UK May 1980 Virgin 7" VS350  
JPN 1980 Warner Bros. 7" P-589W lyric insert
US   Warner Bros. 7" GWB 0400 Back To Back Hits reissue

 

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