"I Don't Want to Talk About It" is one of Rod Stewart's most enduring ballads, originally released on his 1975 album . While it is a signature hit for Stewart, the song was actually written by Danny Whitten and first recorded by his band, Crazy Horse , in 1971. Key Information
: Stewart’s version reached #1 in the UK in 1977 as a double A-side with "The First Cut Is the Deepest". It peaked at #46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.
: The duo Everything But The Girl also had a UK Top 5 hit with the song in 1988.
: Stewart performed a widely popular version with Amy Belle at the Royal Albert Hall, which has garnered over a billion views on YouTube .
: Featured on Atlantic Crossing , recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.
The song is famously tied to a 1977 controversy; it was allegedly released as a budget single to keep the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" from reaching #1 during Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more
Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It Apr 2026
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" is one of Rod Stewart's most enduring ballads, originally released on his 1975 album . While it is a signature hit for Stewart, the song was actually written by Danny Whitten and first recorded by his band, Crazy Horse , in 1971. Key Information
: Stewart’s version reached #1 in the UK in 1977 as a double A-side with "The First Cut Is the Deepest". It peaked at #46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It
: The duo Everything But The Girl also had a UK Top 5 hit with the song in 1988. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" is
: Stewart performed a widely popular version with Amy Belle at the Royal Albert Hall, which has garnered over a billion views on YouTube . It peaked at #46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1979
: Featured on Atlantic Crossing , recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.
The song is famously tied to a 1977 controversy; it was allegedly released as a budget single to keep the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" from reaching #1 during Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more