I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

"I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"
German release artwork
Single by The Alan Parsons Project
from the album I Robot
B-side	"Nucleus"
Released	August 1977 (1977)
Recorded	December 1976 – March 1977
Genre	Progressive pop[1] funk[2]
Length	3:23
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Alan Parsons Eric Woolfson
Producer(s)	Alan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology
"To One in Paradise" (1976) "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (1977) "Don't Let It Show" (1977)
Music video
"I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" on YouTube

"I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" is a song by the British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, featured on their 1977 album I Robot. Written by band leaders Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" was sung by pop singer Lenny Zakatek, who would go on to sing many of the band's songs. In the United States, the song was a moderate success and charted at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background[]

In 1977, the song was released as the lead single from the group's second album, I Robot. The song was a moderate success, charting at #36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #22 on the Canadian chart.

Personnel[]

• Alan Parsons – production, engineering, composer
• Eric Woolfson – keyboards, composer, lyrics
• Ian Bairnson – guitars
• David Paton – bass
• Stuart Tosh – drums
• Lenny Zakatek – vocals

Charts[]

In other media[]

In 2013, the song was used in Grand Theft Auto V in the game's classic rock channel.^[5]

In 2017, the song was used in the final scene of episode nine of the Netflix series Mindhunter.

References[]