I Wanna Be a Kennedy

"I Wanna be a Kennedy"
Single by U96
from the album Das Boot
B-side "220 BPM", "No Control"
"Is Patsy a Virgin?", Remix
Released 1992
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre Electronica, Eurodance
Length 5:30 (album version/U.S. mix)
3:22 (7")
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Helmut Hoinkis, Alex Christensen,
Ingo Hauss, Hayo Panarinfo
Producer Alex Christensen, Matiz
U96 singles chronology
"Das Boot"
(1992)		 "I Wanna be a Kennedy"
(1992)		 "Come 2gether/Der Kommandant"
(1992)

"I Wanna be a Kenedy" is a 1992 song recorded by German dance music project U96. It was the second single of its album Das Boot. Musically, the song is very similar to "Fade To Grey" by Visage. It was successful in Germany, Switzerland and Austria where it was a top ten hit.

Contents

Track listings

CD single, 12" maxi
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix) — 5:25
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy-mix) — 5:25
  3. "220 BPM" — 3:40
12" maxi, CD single - Remixes
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix) — 6:00
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix) — 5:25
  3. "No Control" — 4:30
12" maxi - UK
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix edit)
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy mix)
  3. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix)
  4. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix)
12" maxi - Promo, Germany
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  2. "I Wanna Be A Kennedy" (untitled mix)
  3. "Is Patsy a Virgin?"
CD single - UK
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (7") — 3:22
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix) — 5:33
  3. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy mix) — 5:25
  4. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix) — 6:01
  5. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix) — 5:25
Cassette, double length - UK
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (7")
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard edit)

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 6
Dutch Mega Top 100[2] 40
French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 1 9
German Singles Chart[4] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[5] 32
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 3

1 As B-side of "Das Boot"

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 40

References

  1. ^ "I Wanna be a Kennedy, Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=U+96&titel=I+Wanna+Be+A+Kennedy&cat=s. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  2. ^ ""I Wanna be a Kennedy", Dutch Mega Top 100" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=U+96&titel=I+Wanna+Be+A+Kennedy&cat=s. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  3. ^ ""Das Boot / Kennedy", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=U+96&titel=Das+Boot+%2F+Kennedy&cat=s. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  4. ^ "U96 singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). Musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/U+96/single. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  5. ^ ""I Wanna be a Kennedy", Swedish Singles Chart" (in Swedish). Swedishcharts. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=U+96&titel=I+Wanna+Be+A+Kennedy&cat=s. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  6. ^ ""I Wanna be a Kennedy", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=U+96&titel=I+Wanna+Be+A+Kennedy&cat=s. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  7. ^ "1992 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2008. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
U96
Helmut Hoinkins · Hayo Lewerentz · Alberto Hauss · Alex Christensen
Main albums
Das Boot (1992) · Replugged (1993) · Club Bizarre (1995) · Heaven (1996)
Hit singles
"Das Boot" (1992) · "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (1992) · "Love Sees No Colour" (1993) · "Love Religion" (1994) · "Club Bizarre" (1995)
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