Don't You Ever Leave Me

"Don't You Ever Leave Me" is a single by the Finnish rock and glam punk band Hanoi Rocks taken from their 1984 hit album Two Steps From The Move. The single was released by CBS.

"Don't You Ever Leave Me" made its first appearance on Hanoi Rocks' first album Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, but it had more punky atmosphere and faster tempo. They remade the version, which the band loved much more. It is usually considered one of the best songs by Hanoi Rocks. The band's guitarist Andy McCoy commented on the song in Finnish Soundi magazine in 1984: "Well, yeah, we screwed up that song so bad back then, that we had to remake it now. As a song, I think it's fucking great and this version is what the original should have been.".

The version of "Don't You Ever Leave Me" that's on the 12" single differs from the album and 7" single versions, as the 12" single version features the narration's (originally spoken by McCoy and Razzle) spoken by McCoy in Spanish.

The song "Oil And Gasoline" (which was the song's B-side) was a new song that originally made its appearance on the "Underwater World" single the same year in 1984.

"Malibu Nightmare" (which is on the 12" single) was originally featured on the EP for the song "Love's An Injection" in 1982. The song was originally made just as a joke, which had Nasty Suicide on bass, because Sam Yaffa was late from the recording. It was re-recorded on the band's 1983 album Back to Mystery City.

Swedish sleaze rock act Hardcore Superstar covered the song on their second album.

Track listing

7" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't You Ever Leave Me"	Andy McCoy	4:05
2.	"Oil And Gasoline"	Andy McCoy, Gregg Brown	4:42

12" single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't You Ever Leave Me"	Andy McCoy	4:05
2.	"Oil And Gasoline"	Andy McCoy	4:42
3.	"Malibu Nightmare"	Andy McCoy	2:03

Personnel

Michael Monroe - Lead vocals, saxophone
Andy McCoy - Lead guitar, backing vocals
Nasty Suicide - Rhythm guitar, bass on "Malibu Nightmare"
Sam Yaffa - Bass
Razzle - Drums
Gyp Casino - Drums on "Malibu Beach (Calypso version)"
Gregg Brown - Bass on "Oil And Gasoline"

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Hanoi Rocks

Michael Monroe Andy McCoy Conny Bloom Andy Christell George Atlagic Nasty Suicide Sami Yaffa Stefan Piesnack Gyp Casino Terry Chimes Timo Kaltio Razzle Jesu Hämäläinen Nedo René Berg Peki Sirola Costello Hautamäki Timpa Stevie Klasson Lacu

Studio albums	Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks Oriental Beat Self Destruction Blues Back to Mystery City Two Steps from the Move Twelve Shots on the Rocks Another Hostile Takeover Street Poetry

Live albums	All Those Wasted Years Rock & Roll Divorce

Compilations	The Best of Hanoi Rocks Dead By Christmas The Collection Tracks From A Broken Dream Lean On Me Decadent, Dangerous, Delicious Hanoi Rocks Up Around The Bend...The Definitive Collection This One's for Rock'n'roll – The Best of Hanoi Rocks 1980–2008

Singles and EPs	"I Want You" "Tragedy" "Desperados" "Dead By X-Mas" "Love's An Injection" "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Until I Get You" "Up Around the Bend" "Underwater World" "Don't You Ever Leave Me" "People Like Me" "A Day Late, A Dollar Short" "Keep Our Fire Burning" "Back In Yer Face" "Fashion" "This One's For Rock'n'Roll" "Teenage Revolution"

Other songs	"Oriental Beat" "Million Miles Away"

Videos and DVDs	All Those Wasted Years The Nottingham Tapes Buried Alive

Related projects	Fallen Angels

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