"Give Me What I Want" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses

Kids in Glass Houses

Kids in Glass Houses are a Welsh rock band from Cardiff, and are considered a significant part of the Cardiff music scene. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from Glassjaw song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the singles...

 to be taken from the band's debut album Smart Casual

Smart Casual (album)

Smart Casual is the debut album from Kids in Glass Houses, recorded during late 2007 at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda. The album contains songs the band have written since the release of their five-track EP "E-Pocalypse!", and also three tracks from the EP.The lead single from the album...

. It was released on 19 May 2008.

The track was originally released as "Me Me Me

Me Me Me (song)

"Me Me Me" is the first single released by Welsh rock band Kids In Glass Houses, and is taken from their first EP E-Pocalypse!.The single was released commercially on 25 June 2007 on 500 numbered and hand-signed 7" singles, a few of which can be found on small independent record sites, or on...

" in June 2007. It has since been re-recorded and renamed "Give Me What I Want" for the album Smart Casual. The band have suggested through their blog that they are not entirely happy with this decision, made to prevent "Me Me Me" from being purchased from an earlier Kerrang!

Kerrang!

Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...

 compilation album instead of the single. It has reached #62 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The track on the single differs slightly from that on the album, in that it was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge

Chris Lord-Alge

Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....

 rather than Romesh Dodangoda.

The B-Side for this single, "Be Nice (Start Now)", was intended to be on the album in place of "Good Boys Gone Rad" (recorded after the album's completion as a B-Side) until very late in production. However, the two tracks were switched after the band decided "Good Boys Gone Rad" fitted into the album better.

Track listing

CD Single

1. "Give Me What I Want" (Radio Mix) - 3:20
2. "Be Nice (Start Now)" - 02:20

Ltd. 7" Vinyl Picture Disc

1. "Give Me What I Want" (Radio Mix) - 3:20
2. "Easy Tiger" (Acoustic) - 04:03

iTunes

ITunes

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Exclusive Download

1. "Give Me What I Want" (Radio Mix) - 3:20
2. "Pink Suede" - 2:53