ctions . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁album ▁Blood ▁& ▁Ch oc olate . ▁ ▁Fe aturing ▁lyr ics ▁about ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁rom ance , ▁" I ▁W ant ▁You " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁Blood ▁and ▁Ch oc olate . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁posit ively ▁received ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁covered ▁by ▁multiple ▁artists . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁dark ▁lyr ics ▁describe ▁a ▁tor ment ed ▁rom antic ▁relationship . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁partner ' s ▁inf idel ities , ▁while ▁repeatedly ▁declaring ▁" I ▁want ▁you " ▁after ▁each ▁line . ▁The ▁music ▁is ▁taken ▁at ▁a ▁slow , ▁dir ge - like ▁tempo ; ▁towards ▁the ▁conclusion ▁Cost ello ▁offers ▁brief ▁guitar ▁solo ▁that ▁repe ats ▁two ▁dis son ant ▁notes . ▁In ▁his ▁album ▁notes ▁for ▁the ▁Girls ▁Girls ▁Girls ▁compilation ▁album , ▁Cost ello ▁wrote ▁that ▁"[ t ] he ▁sound ▁of ▁this ▁track ▁was ▁always ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁a ural ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁bl ur red ▁polar oid , ▁so ▁no ▁ap ologies ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁f idel ity . ▁None ▁are ▁needed , ▁it ' s ▁just ▁a ▁por n ographic ▁snapshot ; ▁lots ▁of ▁broken ▁glass , ▁a ▁squ ashed ▁box ▁of ▁ch oc ol ates ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁blood ▁on ▁the ▁wall ." ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁" bit ter " ▁lyr ics , ▁Cost ello ▁commented , ▁" That ▁just ▁that ▁song ▁is ▁used