Desperately Wanting

"Desperately Wanting"
Single by Better Than Ezra
from the album Friction, Baby
Released December 3, 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Label Elektra Records
Writer(s) Kevin Griffin
Better Than Ezra singles chronology
"King of New Orleans"
(1996)		 "Desperately Wanting"
(1996)		 "Long Lost"
(1997)

"Desperately Wanting" is a song by American alternative rock group Better Than Ezra. It was released in December 1996 as the second single from their studio album, Friction, Baby.

Reception

"Desperately Wanting" reached No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking on February 8, 1997.[1] The song was most successful on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at No. 10.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)[3] 13
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[4] 11
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks[5] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[5] 48

References

  1. ↑ "Better Than Ezra Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Better Than Ezra Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 22, January 27, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  4. ↑ Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks - Better Than Ezra - "In the Blood". Billboard.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - Better Than Ezra - "In the Blood". Billboard.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.

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