Wishes (song)

This article is about the 1996 single by Human Nature. For other uses, see Wishes (disambiguation).
"Wishes"
Single by Human Nature
from the album Telling Everybody
B-side "You Know"
Released 20 October 1996
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Sydney, Australia
Genre Pop
Length 4:06
Label Sony Music Records, Columbia Records
Writer(s) Alan Glass, Andrew Klippel
Producer(s) Andrew Klippel
Certification Platinum
Human Nature singles chronology
"Tellin' Everybody"
(1996)		 "Wishes"
(1996)		 "Don't Say Goodbye"
(1997)

"Wishes" is a song by Human Nature, released as the third single from their album Telling Everybody. The song peaked at No. 6 in Australia, becoming their first top ten single.[1]

Track listing

Australian single[2]

  1. "Wishes" (written by: Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel)
  2. "Last Christmas" (written by: George Michael)
  3. "You Know" (written by: Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney & Paul Begaud)
  4. "Wishes II" (written by: Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel)

European single[3]

  1. "Wishes"
  2. "You Know" (written by: Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney & Paul Begaud)

UK single[4]

  1. "Wishes" (album version) – 4:04
  2. "Wishes" (Carl Mcintosh's R & B Mix) – 4:32
  3. "Wishes" (Carl Mcintosh's Urban Alternative Mix) – 4:17
  4. "Wishes" (Ak's Comfort Zone Mix) – 4:54
  5. "Wishes" (a cappella) – 3:49

Charts

Weekly charts

"Wishes" debuted at No. 43 in Australia in the week commencing October 27, 1996, before rising to a peak of No. 6 on January 12, 1997.[5]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 6
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 68

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 94

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000^

Awards

"Wishes" was nominated for an ARIA music award at the 1997 ceremony.[10] It lost to "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden.

Year Recipient Award Result
1997 "Wishes" Highest Selling Single style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Human Nature Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Human Nature - Wishes Aus". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Human Nature - Wishes EU". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Human Nature - Wishes UK". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Human Nature- Wishes". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Human Nature – Wishes". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Human Nature > Wishes – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997". aria.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  10. ↑ "Winners By Year - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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