"She Makes Me Wanna" is a dance-pop

Dance-pop

Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

 song by English boy band JLS

JLS

- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...

 from their upcoming third studio album Jukebox

Jukebox (JLS album)

Jukebox is the third studio album by English boy band JLS, released on 11 November through Epic Records. The album's release was preceded by the lead single "She Makes Me Wanna", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2011, and the second single, "Take a Chance on Me", released...

. The song was released as the album's lead single on 22 July 2011 by Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

. It features vocals from American recording artist Dev

Dev (singer)

Devin Star Tailes , better known by her stage name Dev, is an American singer. She was discovered by The Cataracs via MySpace after her friend Shane Crislip, posted her singing to some beats...

. The song was written by JLS, Teddy Sky, Jimmy Joker, AJ Junior and Dev, and it was produced by BeatGeek, Jimmy Joker and Teddy Sky. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "She Makes Me Wanna" was first released onto YouTube

YouTube

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 on 5 July 2011 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds. As of October 28 2011, it has received 6.4 million hits. It was shot in Miami, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 in May 2011, and was directed by Colin Tilley

Colin Tilley

Colin Tilley is an award winning music video director for Riveting Entertainment who has written and directed music videos for artists including Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Usher, Melanie Fiona, Keri Hilson, Wiz Khalifa and U.K. rapper Chipmunk among others. His most...

. It shows Dev and the group performing on a purpose built stage at a beach party, and is interspersed with individual shots of the band on some rocks and at night.

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy

Digital Spy

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 gave the song a positive review stating:

"Direct me to the floor/ And turn it up some more," demands Aston over RedOne's familiar ensemble of Euro-dance synths and beach club beats - the result more juicy and colourful than a strawberry-flavoured Calippo. What's more, with a J.Lo-branded "L.A to Afreeka" section and cooler than fridge-chilled cucumbers breakdown courtesy of Dev, the boys should have no problem carrying on another yearly tradition of theirs; a chart-topping summer smash.

Promotion

The band's first televised performance of the song was originally due to be at the annual T4 on the Beach

T4 on the Beach

T4 On The Beach is a British one day music event which is held on the beach at Weston-super-Mare and televised for Channel 4. The event began in 2003 as Pop Beach in Great Yarmouth, changing to the current title and venue in 2005....

 festival in Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort, town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, which is within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury...

 on 10 July 2011, where they were on the bill, however owing to not being allocated enough time to do a proper soundcheck for the event they were forced to pull out at the last minute. The first televised performance was then instead on 23 July 2011, on Lee Mack's All Star Cast

Lee Mack's All Star Cast

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. They have also performed the song on This Morning

This Morning (TV series)

This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...

, Daybreak

Daybreak (ITV)

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and OK! TV

OK! TV

OK! TV is an early evening magazine programme, broadcast on Channel 5 as a brand extension of celebrity title OK! Magazine. It replaced Live from Studio Five on 14 February 2011, and was presented by Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson, both of which have since left the programme. Jeff Brazier and Jenny...

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Track listing

• Digital download

1. "She Makes Me Wanna" (featuring Dev) – 3:39
2. "Nobody Knows
   Nobody Knows (Tony Rich song)
   "Nobody Knows" is a song by rhythm and blues artist Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts...
   
   " – 3:21

• CD single

1. "She Makes Me Wanna" (featuring Dev) – 3:39
2. "She Makes Me Wanna" (featuring Dev) (Karaoke Version) – 3:38

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Country	Release date	Format
United Kingdom	July 22, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
	July 25, 2011	CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...