I Wanna Be Somebody

"I Wanna Be Somebody"
Single by W.A.S.P.
from the album W.A.S.P.
Released 1984
Format 7" single
12" single
Cassete single
Genre Heavy metal, Glam metal
Length 3:42
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Blackie Lawless
Producer Blackie Lawless, Mike Varney
W.A.S.P. singles chronology
"Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)"
(1984)
"I Wanna Be Somebody"
(1984)
"L.O.V.E. Machine"
(1984)

"I Wanna Be Somebody" is the first single from heavy metal band W.A.S.P.'s debut album W.A.S.P..

It was ranked at #84 in VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.[1]

Track listing

7" single
No. Title Length
1. "I Wanna Be Somebody"   3:42
2. "Tormentor"   3:36

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
Position
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 30

References

  1. ^ VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs - Stereogum
  2. ^ New Zealand Singles Chart (Retrieved January 8, 2010)