I Don't Believe in You
{{short description|1986 song by Talk Talk}}
{{Infobox song
| name = I Don't Believe in You
| cover = Talk Talk I Don't Believe in You 1986 single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Talk Talk
| album = The Colour of Spring
| B-side = Does Caroline Know (Live Version)
| released = 10 November 1986{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |date=15 November 1986 |title=News Digest |magazine=Record Mirror |page=24 |issn=0144-5804}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:02
| label = Parlophone
| writer =
| producer = Tim Friese-Greene
| prev_title = Give It Up
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = I Believe in You
| next_year = 1988
}}
"I Don't Believe in You" is a song by English band Talk Talk, released by Parlophone in 1986 as the fourth and final single from their third studio album The Colour of Spring. The song was written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, and produced by Friese-Greene. "I Don't Believe in You" peaked at number 96 in the UK Singles Chart.
Release
The B-side, "Does Caroline Know", was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the summer of 1986. The original studio version of the track was featured on Talk Talk's 1984 album It's My Life.
Critical reception
Upon its release as a single, Andy Strickland of Record Mirror described the song as "yet another measured piece of acoustic, heart-rending pop from the most subtle of the British pop giants". He noted the melody "will sound familiar" and added that the dangerously Dire Straits-ish guitar solo means it's a cut below, say, 'Life's What You Make It'".{{cite magazine |last=Strickland |first=Andy |date=6 December 1986 |title=Singles |magazine=Record Mirror |page=12 |issn=0144-5804}} Max Bell of Number One commented, "Talk Talk fans may disagree but when I hear Hollis's brooding adenoidal dramas I feel like giving him a handkerchief. The band's textures are as haunting as ever and I don't mind the old fashioned echoes of Procol Harum and Traffic. I just wish he'd blow his nose."{{cite magazine |last=Bell |first=Max |date=29 November 1986 |title=Singles |magazine=Number One |issue=180 |page=44}} Music & Media selected it as one of their "records of the week" in their 22 November 1986 issue and described the song as "bluesy".{{cite magazine |date=22 November 1986 |title=M&M Euro Tip Page |magazine=Music & Media |page=13 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-11-22.pdf |via=World Radio History |access-date=7 October 2022}}
Track listing
7–inch single (UK, Europe and Canada){{cite AV media notes |title=I Don't Believe in You |others=Talk Talk |year=1986 |type=UK 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Parlophone |id=R 6144}}{{cite AV media notes |title=I Don't Believe in You |others=Talk Talk |year=1986 |type=European 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=Parlophone |id=1C 006 20 1497 7}}{{cite AV media notes |title=I Don't Believe in You |others=Talk Talk |year=1986 |type=Canadian 7-inch single sleeve |publisher=EMI America |id=B 77013}}
- "I Don't Believe in You" – 5:02
- "Does Caroline Know" (Live version) – 8:09
12–inch single (UK and Europe){{cite AV media notes |title=I Don't Believe in You |others=Talk Talk |year=1986 |type=UK 12-inch single sleeve |publisher=Parlophone |id=12R 6144}}{{cite AV media notes |title=I Don't Believe in You |others=Talk Talk |year=1986 |type=European 12-inch single sleeve |publisher=Parlophone |id=1A K060 20 1496 6}}
- "I Don't Believe in You" – 5:02
- "Does Caroline Know" (Live version) – 8:09
- "Happiness Is Easy" (12" mix) – 7:02
Personnel
Credits are adapted from The Colour of Spring CD liner notes and the 12-inch single sleeve notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=The Colour of Spring |title-link=The Colour of Spring |others=Talk Talk |year=1986 |type=UK CD album liner notes |publisher=Parlophone |id=CDP 7462282}}
"I Don't Believe in You"
- Mark Hollis – vocals
- Paul Webb – bass
- Lee Harris – drums
- Robbie McIntosh – guitar
- Tim Friese-Greene – piano
- Steve Winwood – organ
- Gaynor Sadler – harp
- Morris Pert – percussion
- David Roach – soprano saxophone
- Ian Curnow – instrumental
"Does Caroline Know"
- Mark Hollis – vocals
- Paul Webb – bass
- Lee Harris – drums
- John Turnbull – guitar
- Rupert Black, Ian Curnow – keyboards
- Phil Reis, Leroy Williams – percussion
Production
- Tim Friese-Greene – producer ("I Don't Believe in You", "Happiness Is Easy"), mixing ("Does Caroline Know")
- Paul Webb, Lee Harris – mixing ("Happiness Is Easy")
Other
- James Marsh – illustration
Charts
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