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I Wanna Be Yours
"I Wanna Be Yours" is a poem by John Cooper Clarke, on his 1982 album Zip Style Method. The poem was brought to wider audience via an adaptation by Arctic Monkeys on their 2013 album AM.
Original poem
The poem recounts the love of one person for another, using metaphors around various domestic equipment:
Let me be your vacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust
Let me be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust
The poem was included in a GCSE English anthology.[1] Clarke re-used the title of the poem for his autobiography published in 2020.[2]
Arctic Monkeys adaptation
Arctic Monkeys brought the poem to a wider audience via an adaptation[3] on their 2013 album AM.
Weekly charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100[4] | 39 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[5] | 42 |
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| Portugal (AFP)[6] | 150 |
| Chart (2022–2023) | Peak position |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[7] | 71 |
| Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] | 39 |
| Greece International (IFPI)[9] | 9 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 78 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 20 |
| Poland Streaming (OLiS)[12] | 51 |
| Portugal (AFP)[13] | 26 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] | 44 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 66 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 99 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[17] | 4 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal (AFP)[18] | Platinum | 20,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Platinum | 600,000 |
| Streaming | ||
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[20] | Platinum | 2,000,000 |
| Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Times Educational Supplement https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-poetry-i-wanna-be-yours-by-john-cooper-clarke-12368787
- ^ Clarke, John Cooper (2020). I wanna be yours. London. ISBN 978-1-5098-9610-3. OCLC 1148197088.
- ^ Under the Radar http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/arctic_monkeys1/
- ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100 - 15 September 2013 - 21 September 2013". Official Charts Company. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202244 into search. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ . IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 42-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie – statystyki dla wykonawcy Arctic Monkeys" (Search for "Arctic Monkeys" and select "Wykonawca".) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202244 into search. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
- ^ "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved 20 September 2022.