"Don't Say You Love Me" is a song recorded by pop band M2M

M2M (band)

M2M was a pop music duo formed by two Norwegians, Marion Elise Raven and Marit Elisabeth Larsen. They released three albums under Atlantic Records and Warner Music: Shades of Purple, The Big Room, and The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M, a greatest hits album released by their record label after...

 in 1999. It was originally featured on the soundtrack to the movie Pokémon: The First Movie

Pokémon: The First Movie

Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the Pokémon television series. It is the first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise...

. The single had success in the United States, reaching No. 2 on US Billboard singles sales chart and reaching No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and being certified Gold

RIAA certification

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, with shipments of over 700,000 copies. The song was also played on the television series

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 Felicity and Beverly Hills, 90210

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Radio Disney

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 US began playing the song in November 1999, however it was not released until January 2000 as a physical single. It was also released in Norway early in January, but was released slightly earlier elsewhere. There is a slight difference in lyrics between the Pokémon: The First Movie version and the single version, as the lyrics "You start kissing me" made implications not appropriate for a children's film, so the line was changed to "You said you love me".

Music video

The video was shot over three days in Los Angeles, California

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. It was directed by Nigel Dick, and shows M2M in a drive-in theater, with Marion singing in a purple car with a boy and Marit singing with a red guitar. Two versions of the video were released. In one both girls are watching Pokémon: The First Movie on the theater screen; the second version does not contain the Pokémon movie images, and instead shows Marion and Marit in the theater screen.

Track listings

http://www.discogs.com/M2M-Dont-Say-You-Love-Me/master/182395
US single

1. "Don't Say You Love Me" (album version) – 3:46
2. "The Feeling Is Gone" (non-album bonus track) – 3:16 (Marion Raven, Marit Larsen)

US Maxi-CD

1. "Don't Say You Love Me" (Tin Tin Out Remix) – 3:33
2. "Don't Say You Love Me" (Lenny Bertoldo Radio Mix) – 3:01
3. "Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:15
4. "Don't Say You Love Me" (album version) – 3:46

Japanese Maxi-CD

1. "Don't Say You Love Me" (album version) – 3:46
2. "Don't Say You Love Me" (Tin Tin Out Remix) – 3:33
3. "Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:15
4. "The Feeling Is Gone" – 3:16
5. "Don't Say You Love Me" (karaoke version) – 4:06

European Maxi-CD

1. "Don't Say You Love Me" (album version) – 3:46
2. "The Feeling Is Gone" – 3:16
3. "Don't Say You Love Me" (acoustic version) – 3:15

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	4
German Media Control Charts Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	80
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...	31
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...	37
Finnish Singles Chart	10
French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	60
Hot Canadian Digital Sales Chart	12
Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	2
Netherlands Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	16
Mexican Singles Chart	2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	4
Swedish Music Chart	17
Switzerland Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	76
South Korean Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	21
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay Chart Latin Tropical Airplay The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...	40
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Chart Latin Pop Airplay Latin Pop Airplay is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information from pop music usually in Spanish. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with Mañana by Cristian Castro being the first song to reach number-one...	40
U.S. Billboard Singles Sales	5

External links

• Marit Larsen official website
• Marion Raven official website