When this came out in the summer of 1975 people listened to their radios without headphones and I remember being at the beach and there were a hundred little radios all over the beach tuned to the same radio station, playing this song, so as you walked along you could hear it just slightly, all the while you walked, like one long continuous play on all those tiny radios. It was magical.

Anyone else agree that this song is one of the best of all time?

Who is here after watching ERIC on Netflix

I can picture my late husband Adam listening to this song wearing the huge headphones that were so prevalent in the '70's. Music was our jam. I miss him everyday

My husband and I met in the summer of 1975 . This song reminds me of that beautiful summer and brings a tear to my eye .We’ve been married for 45 years and I feel blessed.

It's 2022, I'm 70 years old and I STILL LOVE THIS SONG !

My mother use to play this song in a 8 track at home, when I was kid. Beautiful time. I'm 53. She loved this song.

He loves her. He knows love hurts in the end and doesn't want to love. He tries to deny it. But can't. He is caught up in his feelings. AMAZING SONG!

Its about denial. Of course he's in love. He keeps her picture after all. He's not telling her, he's telling himself alone. It took me years to figure this out, having eventually trying to lie to myself about the same thing. Musically, a masterpiece. Lyrically, A great lesson. One of the best songs ever written. In anyone's top ten.

Nothing changes. This is a masterpiece.

I’m 71 yrs old, I remember when this song came out in the 70s, great song. Great song.

not born in the 60's 70's 80's or whatever, i was born in 09 and i just have a fondness of older songs like this, i feel like more young people should know about this song its awesome

The 70's to me was the best decade for music. You could tell each band apart by their own unique sound.

48 years later and still one of the best pieces of music ever written. What a decade those ‘70s.

Anybody here 2024 i Remember when this song came out i was so young bring back memories these songs are so nostalgia not like crap they play today...

Brings back memories of summer as a teenager.

The music and the background vocals make this song so ethereal and haunting. I just love it.

I was 14 when this song came out. It was my boyfriend and mine favorite song. We got married and had 42 years together. Still one of my favorite songs.

Summer 1975 on the beach with my best friends and 10CC blasting out of the radio. We were all 14 and 15 and life was good, the Summer was hot and the 6 weeks holidays lasted forever. Well, apart from our part time jobs. I hear this and I'm right back there. If only!!!!!

One of the best love songs ever written. The English musicians are the best at expressing emotions in songs.

I was 17 when this song came out. I'm 64 and still remember all the words. Some of the best music is from the 70's.

The first group to ever use tape loops as backing vocals.....This is not a song, it's a work of art

Who’s here because they heard the song years ago and you’ve always loved it

Still love this song 2024

Such a hypnotic, romantic sound. This song will never go out of style.

One of the most touching, sentimental, painfully beautiful, haunting sounding melodies ever.

The Netflix series "Eric" starring Benedict Cumberbatch is using this song as its final theme. Great show... deserves Emmy awards all around!

My first crush in 1976. Too young to express what I felt, old enough to feel the weight of unrequited love. Listened to this over and over. Sometimes felt better, sometimes cried myself to sleep. Never told anyone before.

Song was decades ahead of it's time. It was an instant classic and always will be

One of the best songs ever made...He really is in love.

Those of us from the generation that can remember this song…. You know what it is and how life used to be so so different and enjoyable.

I love reading everyone’s memories of this song. I was so much in love with someone but he married someone else. I left the country and never went back for years. I still have 10CC LPs in my cupboard.

True life experience: Summer 1975, 19 years old, driving my 69 Camaro convertible on the way home from my girlfiends house very late on a warm muggy night. Painfully in love with her but also terribly afraid of it because of where it could lead...this song comes on the radio. What the hell? Did they somehow read my mind and extract all my feelings then create a song from it!? I cannot listen to this today without becoming overwhelmed by a debilitating wave of nostalgia bringing with it all those same feelings from nearly 50 years ago. That's powerful! The girl? Yeah, I caved in and married her...October 75, lasted 7 years...the effects of this song on me...will last forever.

I was 7 yrs old when this came out. I remember sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner with my family and hearing this on the radio. Such a good time when things were much simpler.

I am French, live in France and born in 1960. This song reminds me memories of falling in love and falling in pain. What an Amazing beautiful song.

70's music stands unmatched and unrivaled throughout history.

Love reading the comments of people who were teenagers or young when this song originally came out, and the memories attached to it for each of them.

"I'm Not In Love" is a song by the British rock band 10cc, released in 1975. It was written by band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman and produced by Stewart. The song is about a man who tries to convince himself that he is not in love with someone, despite the fact that he is clearly still in love with her. He repeats the title phrase "I'm not in love" throughout the song as a sort of mantra, trying to convince himself of this fact. The lyrics touch on themes of denial, heartbreak, and the struggle to move on from a past relationship. The song is notable for its innovative use of technology, including multitrack recording and tape loops, which were used to create the song's distinctive sound. The band reportedly used a technique called "gizmo" to create the backing vocals, which involved recording individual syllables and then looping them together to create a choir-like effect. "I'm Not In Love" was a commercial success, reaching the top five in both the UK and US charts. It has since become a classic of 1970s pop and has been covered by a number of other artists. The song's innovative production and emotional lyrics have made it a staple of classic rock radio and a beloved song for many music fans.

Saw them last night at the Royal Albert Hall. They are still brilliant band.

I broke up with my high school sweetheart of almost four years when this song came out in 1975. He even had a picture of me that he kept in his dorm room. Best guy ever, but I wanted to spread my wings. He was devastated, but was consoled over time by a girl who he became friends with in college. They ended up married several years later. At one point we tried to work things out. Some things just aren’t meant to be and we both ended up happily married to other people. He passed away six years ago. It hit me hard. This song brings back those old sad feelings.

Anyone in 2024???

I'm 62 years old now and remember hearing this when it first came out. I was 15 . It was a beautiful song but had no special meaning to me till four years later. I'd fallen deeply in love at 17 with my first and in a certain special way only true love. The love that only a virgin heart can have. Then at 19 we parted ways. I knew it would happen eventually, but it didn't make the pain in my heart and soul any lesser. One day some time shortly after I heard this song on the radio again and it was like hearing it for the first time.. I'd heard it so many times before, but I'd never really heard it before till then. I cried,...... Today a tear still comes to my face when I hear it, but my tears are of gratitude to the girl I loved so very deeply in my heart. Thank you Katry K. You'll always be my first, and I'll always see your face in my memory when I hear this song. 10cc, thank you for what you did, because it seemed for a long time that every time I heard this beautiful tune, my wound healed a little bit more, because I knew mine wasn't the first broken heart.

Best non-love song ever made

This song absolutely mesmerized me as a 15-YO in the mid-70's. All these years later, it almost feels like an old friend. When i hear today, it takes me back to those simpler times. A pop masterpiece. Thank you, 10CC

Hey Boomers, we're still listening to the greatest music with all those wonderful memories. Blessings

I was 9 years old in 1975. This gave me chills then and it gives me chills now. It is crazy how we involuntarily assign emotion to a time and a memory, and it doesn’t leave us!

I was ten y.o. when this song came out in my country (Brazil)! But I never forgot it! Now I found it again in the last minute of ERIC on Netflix, and so I came hear to listen it complete once again...Great memory, Great Song!

Hello... Anyone else on 3/27/24 listening to this song?. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

Songs are like emotional time machines. When you hear a song you heard years ago, it can instantly transport you back to how you felt at that time. The music and lyrics connect with your memories, triggering the same emotions you experienced back then. It's like the song holds a piece of your past, and hearing it brings back the joy, sadness, or whatever you felt when that song was a part of your life.

Arguably one of the most powerful songs ever written and sung.

All these guys could sing.. Its part of what makes it great

“Big boys don’t cry”… The only truthful/meaningful words spoken.

I'm 2000 years old and I still love this song!

Sometimes I believe that songs are the only place where our hearts find happiness. Thank to the 10cc's members for this timelle masterpiece.

Walked holding hands at Knebworth festival while 10cc were on stage 1976... Been married 45 yrs now... Happy memories ❤

The guy in this song is soooo in love. Welcome to your first love dude!!

I’m 36 and so this song wasn’t even from my generation, but I remember my parents listening to it on my dads vinyls. The sound invokes unique emotion that is unmatched and is ageless.

Anybody who lived through the summer of 1975 loves this record. It was everywhere and so beautiful. A song that's always in my heart.

Brilliant, brilliant. Brilliant! Beautiful twist of words. That obviously means the opposite of the words absolutely ingenious writing. You can listen to this music over and over again and still hear something you didn’t hear before quite the same way.

Quien llora viendo el final de Eric y como logra desde el amor volver a conectar con su hijo...y está canción...uffff, demasiado fuerte para el 2024

Not so many songs can capture the sense of frustration and confusion that love brings like this one does.

This song was so high tech and cool hearing it back in the 70's. It has many layers and it's a timeless tune. I still listen today.

April 2024 who’s in?

Now 57 with my big brother being a long hair hippy the amount of great albums growing up listening to was epic,especially 10cc Rolling Stones to Fleetwood Mac - Gerry Rafferty - And Pink Floyd as in Glasgow there were always amazing music shops to buy new & old with open markets every weekend it was bliss. Thanks forever great track with many,many memory's 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👌👌👌❤️

"Be quiet. Big boys don't cry." Echoes of his mother's voice explaining to him the rules of how to grow up to be a man. Tender emotions reveal weakness. Those are the rules.. So now he has to repeat "I'm not in love" no matter how much he feels to the contrary.

1975 was a great year for music.

The 70's was an awesome time for great music!!!! I love the music, even now.

Скоро без малого будет 50 лет как исплнили эту композицию это волшебно не передать словами эмоции зашкаливают это чудо на все времена перфект 😊😊❤🎉

this song makes me want to go out at midnight and walk around aimlessly... it's such a chill vibe...

One of the greatest songs ever recorded…I was 25 when that song came out. In love with a girl and she didn’t know it at that time. She lived 1,500 miles away from me. We were only friends at that time. Nine years later we were married. Had two children and now grandchildren. Next year, my wife and I will celebrate 40 years being married. I can honestly say that I married my “fantasy girl”. I have been truly blessed! ❤️

The behind-the-scenes making of this song was amazing.

Very MELODIC and PEACEFUL Song !!!!! Been Listening to It for The Past 30 Long Years ..... A True Fan of this Song from Down Under ---- AUSTRALIA , Pete 🥰😇😊

The 1970's were the best of times.Great music,no social media,just friends,and good times.😍

I am 59 years young, and this song still tears me up inside!

What a beautiful song although I was only eight or nine years old this came out I remember hearing it on the radio. I believe it was the summer of 75. I wish I could turn back the clock and go back to those carefree times. All these years later and when I find on KZfaq, I said wow it brought back such, great times with my family and friends. A true classic.

I remember hearing this song on the radio in the car when we're on our summer vacation. My dad had a Ford LTD. Those summer vacations were great and all that great music at that time made the trips even better. Great music in the 70's.

I was 5 and I'll never forget my mum singing in the kitchen to this and crying .. I understand now

Certain songs pierce your being and transport you to a different dimension. This is one of them. As soon as I hear it I stop in my tracks and am mesmerized. ❤️

Avevo 16 anni, era di moda il jukebox e che tempi bellissimi che erano, tempi andati pieni di ricordi ed oggi a 65 anni ancora che ascolto questo brano.

Great song from a great era, life was so simple then !!!

This has to be one of the best songs written. And his voice is pure beauty!

In 1975, I spotted the most beautiful looking boy (he was 21) at a bar called Ty’s in Manhattan. It was crowded as usual on a Saturday night. Gradually the crowd moved him closer to where I was standing. I eventually said hello to him and not too long after he agreed to drive home with me to Brooklyn. It was a wonderful night. After making breakfast he said he had to get back to the city. He was visiting from a small town outside Pittsburgh. Driving over the Brooklyn Bridge on a sunny Sunday morning this song started playing on the radio. Whenever I hear it I think of those hours I shared with Michael Duffy. I never did see him again.

In 1975 springtime late, my mother bought me a new stereo system. This was the first song that came over the speakers. She and I cranked it up! Love 10cc! I immediately went out and bought the album. Artists will never make music like this today. 50 years later, this song is still a true Solid Gold Classic.

I remember when this song was released. I was in high school. Listen to it over and over. Ditching school to go skiing at Mountain High my senior year with great friends who were taken too early in life . Then many years later in the 80’s Al Stewart played a small venue in Thousand Oaks for a summer concert series. He was gracious enough to sign my cd version of this album. Really nice man and was happy to answer my questions and of course I told him how much this song was so beautifully made.

Once you have heard this, even if the first time is now, it will be permanently bookmarked in your life together with the memories. Masterpiece.

I remember listening to this when I was 15 in 1975’ riding around Miami on my ten speed bike with a radio strapped to my handlebars while jamming to this song. No bills, no boss, no clock. Life was good. 😊

These guys tortured themselves and the studio to get that ethereal harmony, long before digital technology changed music. They were way ahead of their time..

One of the greatest pieces of music ever...absolute masterpiece! - despite being the edited version.

An absolute classic. That they played the tape machine and mixer like a sampler with 48 (3 x16) voices on each note of an octave is astonishing. The bass notes are a half-speed version. It just drips with coolness and is the soundtrack to falling in love in the mid-70s.

This time period produced the most ethereal, moody, sweet, vulnerable, poignant pop-rock songs ever. Being a preteen during these years had a profound effect on my creative and emotional range even to age 60. So glad my Mom played the right radio stations when I was a kid.

My ex girlfriend took off on me the day of wedding ,she was a runaway from Ohio that I met in Los Angeles, we use to listen to this beautiful song in bed. We were deeply in love unfortunately she was married and never told me I was heartbroken at the age of 20 and this song is been with me all my life never get tired of listening is part of my love history

I was visiting Canada in the summer and travelling with my High School friend from Toronto to Niagara falls in a Brougham motor car when I first heard this song. Hauntingly beautiful; I was 27 years old and just now I remembered the song and played it from youtube.The lyrics, the arrangements / musical effects and vocals are still fresh today in my 77th year. What a masterpiece!

Strangely, I now remember this song playing on all the radios and stereos throughout town, during that summer of 1975 as well. This tune made it big on the charts. Each day, the skies seemed to be the deepest blue, the sun blazing hot, and each night seemed to be simply plastered with stars. I always loved going out, cruising the drag with my buddies, or with that one special chick. Life made sense then, emotions ran high, and we all seemed to have dreams. I recall my last day living in Butte Montana--where I was born and raised--and listening to this song in the car with my best friend. Warm wind from all the windows rolled down, gently whipped through our hair. I also remember glancing out at the darkening-violet shadows over-taking the rugged ridges and canyons of the huge Continental Divide, and I reminded myself it would be some time before I would see this mountain range again, because I would be heading to college in Minneapolis Minnesota the next day. I somehow knew that evening, I would never come back to this place to live, but I knew my heart would never leave it. I just knew, because tears clouded my eyes and they fatefully seemed to find their way down innocently-expectant cheeks... It had been a sign.

I was 15 year old in 1975. Since that date I still listen to this beautiful song. December 8, 2023.🍀💔. And you?

This is one of those time machine songs that spark memories from the era. BTW: on Spotify I was the 308,356,054th listener to this song!

Still your sing even though you're gone. RIL Timmy Barker. We were in love and you knew it. ❤

The recorded voices, along with the keyboards, give this song an ethereal and mystical atmosphere, causing a sensory and spiritual immersion that is difficult to explain in words.

I used to enjoy falling asleep to this song as a kid. As an adult, watching "Guardians of the Galaxy" at the theaters on opening day, when this song came on, I fell in love with it all over again. 🎅🏾

1975..my daughter was 2 years young and my marriage had broken down-he was an alcoholic and I was not able to deal with him because I just immigrated from Germany to Canada -fell in love with a person who was (so I thought-) in love with me-I certainly was. Upon entering his apartment this song played on the radio always. My English was not good enough to understand everything but I did understood “ I’m not in love…” ; month later he broke up with me, I was lost and devastated. My poor baby girl she went through a lot with me; definitely it was a very uncertain time for me…it was a year later I meet my 2nd husband.

Certified gold classic...fabulous.