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"Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
"Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
Single by Night Ranger
from the album Dawn Patrol
B-side	"Night Ranger"
Released	December 1982
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:19 (album version); 3:37 (radio edit)
Label	Boardwalk, MCA
Songwriter(s)	Jack Blades
Producer(s)	Pat Glasser
Night Ranger singles chronology
Music video
	"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" on YouTube

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"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" is a song by Night Ranger written by Jack Blades from their 1982 album, Dawn Patrol. It was released as a single in December 1982.^[2]

The song was re-recorded for the music video game Rock Band and was released as downloadable content.

Background

Singer Jack Blades was thinking about a hypothetical relationship that is "fun and happy" until one person confesses they love the other, at which point tension begins. He wrote the chorus first, followed by a few verses. He didn't think he had written enough lyrics, but his producer convinced him he had conveyed the message of the song sufficiently in those few words.^[3]

Music video

The song's music video that was played on MTV, which shows the band performing the song on rail tracks in front of an oncoming train, was directed by Daniel Halperin^[4] and produced by Paul Flattery. A live video for the song was released in 2016 to promote the live album 35 Years and a Night in Chicago.^[5]

Track listing

7" single

Side A
No.	Titel	Length
1.	"Don't Tell Me You Love Me"	4:20

Side B
No.	Titel	Length
1.	"Night Ranger"	4:31

Radio edit single

Side A
No.	Titel	Length
1.	"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" (radio edit)	3:37

Side B
No.	Titel	Length
1.	"Night Ranger"	4:22

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	40
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[7]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	9

References

^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, HP (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7935-4042-6.
^ "spreadit.org music". Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
^ Ortega, Shawna (March 15, 2010). "Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Night Ranger: Don't Tell Me You Love Me (Video 1983)". IMDb. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^ "Night Ranger: 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me' Performance Clip From '35 Years And A Night In Chicago'". Blabbermouth.net. November 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Night Ranger – Don't Tell Me You Love Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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[1] Prown, Pete; Newquist, HP (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-7935-4042-6.

[2] "spreadit.org music". Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.

[3] Ortega, Shawna (March 15, 2010). "Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[4] "Night Ranger: Don't Tell Me You Love Me (Video 1983)". IMDb. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[5] "Night Ranger: 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me' Performance Clip From '35 Years And A Night In Chicago'". Blabbermouth.net. November 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Night_Ranger-6] "Night Ranger Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Night_Ranger-7] "Night Ranger Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[sc_Switzerland_Night_Ranger-8] "Night Ranger – Don't Tell Me You Love Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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+| length     = 4:19 (album version)<br>3:37 (radio edit)
+| label      = [[Boardwalk Records|Boardwalk]], [[MCA Records|MCA]]
+| writer     = [[Jack Blades]]
+| producer   = Pat Glasser
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+| next_title = Sing Me Away
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-"'''Don't Tell Me You Love Me'''" is a hard rock song by [[Night Ranger]].  It was released in the early 1980's, around the time "[[Sister Christian]]" was released.  It was ranked as the 92<sup>nd</sup> [[VH1 Greatest Hard Rock Songs|best hard rock song]] of all time by [[VH1]].<ref>{{citeweb|title=spreadit.org music|url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/|accessdate=February 5, 2009}}</ref>
+"'''Don't Tell Me You Love Me'''" is a song by [[Night Ranger]] written by [[Jack Blades]] from their 1982 album, ''[[Dawn Patrol (album)|Dawn Patrol]]''. It was released as a single in December 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=spreadit.org music |url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |access-date=February 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref>
+The song was re-recorded for the music video game ''[[Rock Band]]'' and was released as downloadable content.
-==Music Video==
+==Background==
-The music video either takes place on a railroad track or on a train.  When shown on the train, a few members are shown other things besides playing their instrument, such as Blades celebrating his birthday alone and shoving his birthday cake into the camera, Fitzgerald drinking and intentionally spilling his wine, and Keagy looking at and burning up a grey-scale photo of what seems to be his girlfriend or ex-girlfriend.  The video ends with Watson's [[Gibson Les Paul]] laying on the tracks.
+Singer Jack Blades was thinking about a hypothetical relationship that is "fun and happy" until one person confesses they love the other, at which point tension begins. He wrote the chorus first, followed by a few verses. He didn't think he had written enough lyrics, but his producer convinced him he had conveyed the message of the song sufficiently in those few words.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/jack-blades-of-night-ranger-and-damn-yankees|title=Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees : Songwriter Interviews |last=Ortega|first=Shawna|website= Songfacts|date=March 15, 2010 |accessdate=August 6, 2021}}</ref>
-==Personnel==
+==Music video==
+The song's music video that was played on [[MTV]], which shows the band performing the song on rail tracks in front of an oncoming train, was directed by Daniel Halperin<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7005132/|title=Night Ranger: Don't Tell Me You Love Me (Video 1983)|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref> and produced by Paul Flattery.
+A live video for the song was released in 2016 to promote the live album ''35 Years and a Night in Chicago''.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/night-ranger-dont-tell-me-you-love-me-performance-clip-from-35-years-and-a-night-in-chicago/|title=Night Ranger: 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me' Performance Clip From '35 Years And A Night In Chicago'|date=November 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref>
+==Track listing==
-[[Jack Blades]]- lead vocals, bass guitar
+;7" single
+{{track listing
+| headline = Side A
+| title1   = Don't Tell Me You Love Me
+| length1  = 4:20
+}}
+{{track listing
+| headline = Side B
+| title1   = Night Ranger
+| length1  = 4:31
+}}
+;Radio edit single
-[[Brad Gillis]]- lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
+{{track listing
+| headline = Side A
+| title1   = Don't Tell Me You Love Me
+| note1    = radio edit
+| length1  = 3:37
+}}
+{{track listing
+| headline = Side B
+| title1   = Night Ranger
+| length1  = 4:22
+}}
+==Charts==
-[[Jeff Watson]]- lead and rhythm guitars
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+!Chart (1983)
+!Peak<br/>position
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|40|artist=Night Ranger|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|4|artist=Night Ranger|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Switzerland|9|artist=Night Ranger|song=Don't Tell Me You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
+|}
+==References==
-[[Kelly Keagy]]- drums, backing vocals
+{{reflist}}
+{{Night Ranger}}
-[[Alan Fitzgerald]]- keyboards, backing vocals
+{{authority control}}
-==References==
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-<references/>
-</div>
+[[Category:1982 songs]]
+[[Category:1983 debut singles]]
 [[Category:Night Ranger songs]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Jack Blades]]
+[[Category:MCA Records singles]]
+{{1980s-rock-song-stub}}

v t e Night Ranger
Jack Blades Brad Gillis Kelly Keagy Eric Levy Keri Kelli Alan Fitzgerald Jeff Watson Jesse Bradman Gary Moon David Zaijcek (Zajicek) Michael Lardie Reb Beach Christian Matthew Cullen Joel Hoekstra Deen Castronovo Will Evankovich Brandon Ethridge Fred Coury
Studio albums	Dawn Patrol (1982) Midnight Madness (1983) 7 Wishes (1985) Big Life (1987) Man in Motion (1988) Somewhere in California (2011) High Road (2014) Don't Let Up (2017) ATBPO (2021)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1989)
Singles	"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" (1983) "(You Can Still) Rock in America" (1983) "Sister Christian" (1984) "When You Close Your Eyes" (1984) "Goodbye" (1985) "The Secret of My Success" (1987)
Related articles	Mitglieder Discography