Don't You Want Me was released in the UK on 27 November 1981. The B side was "Seconds" another track lifted straight from the "Dare" album. Like previous singles, a 12" version was also issued featuring the original version of "Don't You Want Me" and "Seconds" on the A side and an "extended dance mix" lasting seven and a half minutes on the B side. This mix is also features on the "Love and Dancing" album released under the name of The League Unlimited Orchestra in 1982. To the amazement of the band (and especially Oakey), it entered the UK Singles Chart at No.9
I Want You to Need Me in February 2000, was never released. However, a behind-the-scenes video of the first music video was uploaded to YouTube on 8 August 2013. The song reached number 1 in Canada (for 1 week) and number 7 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales in the United States. While it did not enter the Hot 100 in the United States, it became popular on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, peaking at number 12. "I Want You to Need Me" reached also top 40 in Sweden and Switzerland. The US CD single was released as a double A-side with "That's the Way It