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I Wanna Be Yours

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A poem by John Cooper Clark

"I Wanna Be Yours" is a song by British poetJohn Cooper Clarke, on his 1982 albumZip Style Method. The song was brought to wider audience via an adaptation byArctic Monkeys on their 2013 albumAM.

Original lyrics

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The poetic spoken lyrics recount the love of one person for another, using metaphors around various domestic equipment:

I wanna be yourvacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust
I wanna be yourFord Cortina
I will never rust.[1]

The poem was included in aGCSE English anthology.[2] Clarke re-used the title of the poem for hisautobiography published in 2020.[3] In March 2023,The Guardian noted that "if it was previously Britain's favourite wedding poem, it's now quantifiably the world's favourite British poem, full stop".[4]

Arctic Monkeys adaptation

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"I Wanna Be Yours"
Song byArctic Monkeys
from the albumAM
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
Genre
Length3:04
LabelDomino
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)John Cooper Clarke
Producer(s)
Official audio
"I Wanna Be Yours" onYouTube

The Englishrock bandArctic Monkeys brought the poem to a wider audience via an adaptation[6] that serves as the closing track on their 2013 albumAM. The adaptation, produced byJames Ford andRoss Orton, contains novel lyrics written by lead singerAlex Turner. By 3 April 2024, the recitation had received over two billion streams onSpotify.[7]

Weekly charts

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2013 weekly chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours"
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Streaming (OCC)[8]39
UK Indie (OCC)[9]42
2021–2024 weekly chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours"
Chart (2021–2024)Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10]39
Global 200 (Billboard)[11]55
Greece International (IFPI)[12]9
India International (IMI)[13]2
Ireland (IRMA)[14]78
Israel (Mako Hit List)[15]62
Lithuania (AGATA)[16]20
Malaysia (Billboard)[17]21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18]99
Norway (VG-lista)[19]37
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[20]51
Portugal (AFP)[21]26
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22]44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23]66
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]93
UK Singles (OCC)[25]99
UK Indie (OCC)[26]4

Year-end charts

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2022 year-end chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours" by Arctic Monkeys
Chart (2022)Position
Lithuania (AGATA)[27]43
2023 year-end chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours" by Arctic Monkeys
Chart (2023)Position
Brazil Streaming (Pro-Música Brasil)[28]199
Global 200 (Billboard)[29]56
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[30]47
UK Singles (OCC)[31]86
2024 year-end chart performance for "I Wanna Be Yours"
Chart (2024)Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[32]49

Certifications

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Certifications for "I Wanna Be Yours" by Arctic Monkeys
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33]5× Platinum400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[34]Gold45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[35]2× Platinum200,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[36]5× Platinum50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37]Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[39]3× Platinum3,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[40]Diamond10,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^I Wanna Be Yours onYouTube
  2. ^"GCSE Poetry: 'I Wanna be Yours' by John Cooper-Clarke".TES. Retrieved4 May 2024.
  3. ^Clarke, John Cooper (2020).I wanna be yours. London.ISBN 978-1-5098-9610-3.OCLC 1148197088.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (20 March 2023)."'A billion listens? Is that a lot?' John Cooper Clarke on penning possibly the world's favourite poem".The Guardian. London.Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved20 March 2023.
  5. ^AM (liner notes).Arctic Monkeys. 2013.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^Fink, Matt."Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner on "AM," Working with Josh Homme, and Adapting John Cooper Clarke".www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved8 March 2023.
  7. ^"I Wanna Be Yours".Spotify. Retrieved3 April 2024.
  8. ^"Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100 - 15 September 2013 - 21 September 2013".Official Charts Company. 15 September 2013. Retrieved20 September 2022.
  9. ^"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  10. ^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic.Note: Select 44. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ^"Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Global 200)".Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  12. ^"IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 40 2022".IFPI Greece. Archived fromthe original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved12 October 2022.
  13. ^"IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 26th December 2023 | Week 51 of 52".IMIcharts. Archived fromthe original on 30 December 2023.
  14. ^"IRMA – Irish Charts".Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved15 October 2022.
  15. ^"המצעד השבועי: היטליסט – שבוע 6, 2024 – 30.01 – 05.02.2024" [Mako Hit List: Weekly Chart – Week 6, 2024 | 30.01 – 05.02.2024].Mako Hit List (in Hebrew). 6 February 2024. Archived fromthe original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved25 March 2025.
  16. ^"2022 42-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian).AGATA. 21 October 2022. Retrieved21 October 2022.
  17. ^"Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Malaysia Songs)".Billboard. Retrieved9 January 2024.
  18. ^"Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours" (in Dutch).Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  19. ^"Singel 2023 uke 40".VG-lista. Retrieved7 October 2023.
  20. ^"OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 06.01.2023–12.01.2023.) (in Polish).OLiS. Retrieved20 January 2023.
  21. ^"Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  22. ^"ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202244 into search. Retrieved7 November 2022.
  23. ^"Veckolista Singlar, vecka 41".Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved14 October 2022.
  24. ^"Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  25. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  26. ^"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  27. ^"2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian).AGATA. Retrieved27 February 2023.
  28. ^"Top 200 Músicas Mais Acessadas em Plataformas de Streaming em 2023" [Top 200 Most Accessed Songs on Streaming Platforms in 2023](PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese).Pro-Música Brasil.Archived(PDF) from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved24 March 2024.
  29. ^"Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023".Billboard. Retrieved22 November 2023.
  30. ^"Top 100 | OLiS – single w streamie | 2023"(PDF) (in Polish).OLiS.Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved16 February 2024.
  31. ^"End of Year Singles Chart – 2023".Official Charts Company. Retrieved3 January 2024.
  32. ^"Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2024".Billboard. Retrieved18 December 2024.
  33. ^"Canadian single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".Music Canada. Retrieved7 February 2025.
  34. ^"Danish single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".IFPI Danmark. Retrieved31 January 2023.
  35. ^"Italian single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours" (in Italian).Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved26 November 2024.
  36. ^"Portuguese single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours"(PDF) (in Portuguese).Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved20 February 2024.
  37. ^"Spanish single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".El portal de Música.Productores de Música de España. Retrieved22 February 2024.
  38. ^"British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved9 February 2024.
  39. ^"American single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours".Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved21 November 2024.
  40. ^"IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International)" (in Greek).IFPI Greece. Retrieved13 November 2024.
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