Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

~ Recording by Violent Femmes

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
  • US1991-04-30
Reprise Records, Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records.)9 26476-2
1.5Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesCarlsberg Light: A Different SoundVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)CD 654
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
London Records (UK, 1947–98), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records.)828 239-1
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981–1999; big L and record logo, 2018–)D 30551
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
London Records (UK, 1947–98), Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records.)828 239-2
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
Reprise Records, Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records.)W2 26476
2.14Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?4:51Violent FemmesNever Mind the Originals, Here’s the CoversVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2002-07-08
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)5034522000
5.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesOriginal Album SeriesViolent FemmesAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122797698
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
Slash (US label, founded in 1978 in LA originally focused on local punk bands, now distributed by Warner Bros. Records.)8122797698
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing?Violent FemmesAlbum
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)CR00466
1.4Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?4:51Violent FemmesWhy Do Birds Sing? (deluxe edition)Violent FemmesAlbum
  • XW2022-06-08
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)

Relationships

recording engineer:Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:Michael Beinhorn
Victor DeLorenzo
Gordon Gano
Brian Ritchie
mixer:Eric "E.T." Thorngren
acoustic bass guitar, bouzouki and electric guitar:Brian Ritchie
acoustic guitar:Gordon Gano
drums (drum set), membranophone [tranceaphone] and tambourine:Victor DeLorenzo
mellotron and piano:Michael Beinhorn
vocals:Victor DeLorenzo
Gordon Gano
recording of:Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? (Violent Femmes version)

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? (Violent Femmes version)

additional lyricist:Gordon Gano
composer:Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist)
George O’Dowd
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television)
Jon Moss
publisher:Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
Virgin Music, Inc. (the American arm of Virgin’s publishing company) (in 1982)
version of:Do You Really Want to Hurt Me