What I Want
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"What I Want" | ||
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Single by Dead or Alive | ||
from the album Sophisticated Boom Boom | ||
Released | 1983 | |
Format | Vinyl record (7", 12") | |
Recorded | 1983 | |
Genre | New Wave | |
Label | Epic | |
Writer(s) | Pete Burns Wayne Hussey Mike Percy Steve Coy J. Levin |
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Producer(s) | Zeus B. Held Dead or Alive |
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Dead or Alive singles chronology | ||
"Misty Circles" (1983) |
"What I Want" (1983) |
"I'd Do Anything" (1984) |
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"That's the Way (I Like It)" (1984) |
"What I Want" (re-issue) (1984) |
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (1984) |
"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English New Wave/Dance band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released as the second single from Dead or Alive's album Sophisticated Boom Boom.
The song was not a success when released, peaking at number eighty-eight in the UK Singles Chart. After Dead or Alive's UK top-forty success of "That's the Way (I Like It)", "What I Want" was re-issued in 1984. It did not fare much better during its second chart run, placing only one position higher, at number eighty-seven.