She Wants You
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"She Wants You" is a song originally recorded by Slovak
singer Dara Rolins
. The composition written by Timothy Lawson
and Pamela Sheyne was released on BMG-Ariola and issued on her studio album What You See is What You Get in 1996.
singer-turned-actress Billie Piper
. The single reached #3 in the UK becoming her third consecutive top three hit. The "Girlfriend / She Wants You" was the second single released from the Japanese edition, released almost a whole year after the previous single, Because We Want To was released. It was featured in a Target commercial shortly after the US release.
reviewer Rob O'Connor compared "She Wants You" to 1970s era disco
music and wrote that the song is "greeting-card pop" with "factory beats designed for great dancing". Heather Phares, in a review for Allmusic, called the song an "upbeat dance-pop tune" that "captures [Billie's] youthful energy and exuberance".
The CD single
featured two B-sides
. The track "Last Christmas
" is a cover version
of the Wham!
1984 single. The song "It Takes Two
" was originally performed by Marvin Gaye
and Kim Weston
in 1966.
s directed by Phil Griffin.
Original video
The original video features Billie dancing on a stage in a green catsuit. Throughout the video she is surrounded by several colourfully dressed male dancers. There were cut scenes of Billie and some of the other male dancers mucking around the camera close-up. Innocent had to decide which video to include on the enhanced single and chose the other video.
Alternative video
In the alternative video, Billie visits a drive-in
with a group of girl friends. Scenes from the original video, which are featured as the film at the drive-in, are used as cut scenes. One by one her friends hang out with guys before Billie sees her 'perfect man'. Innocent had to decide which video to include on the enhanced single and chose this video.
International CD Single
(SINDXX6; Released 1998)
UK Special Edition CD 2
(SINDX6; Released 1998)
UK Promo CD single
(SINDX; Released 1998)
Taiwanese CD single
(724389556223; Released 1999)
US CD single
(8386582; Released 1999)
Japan "Girlfriend / She Wants You" CD single
UK 12" Vinyl Single 1
(SINTDJ 6; Released 1998)
UK 12" Vinyl Single 2
(SINTX6; Released 1998)
US 12" Vinyl Single
(Y-38658, 7243 8 38658 1 9; Released 1998)
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
singer Dara Rolins
Dara Rolins
Dara Rolins, also known as Darin[k]a Rolincová is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being casted in television musical Zázračný autobus in 1981...
. The composition written by Timothy Lawson
Tim Lawson (writer)
- Biography :Tim Lawson is an American writer and musician.- Bibliography :The Magic Behind The Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors...
and Pamela Sheyne was released on BMG-Ariola and issued on her studio album What You See is What You Get in 1996.
Billie version
"She Wants You" is a single by EnglishEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
singer-turned-actress Billie Piper
Billie Piper
Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
. The single reached #3 in the UK becoming her third consecutive top three hit. The "Girlfriend / She Wants You" was the second single released from the Japanese edition, released almost a whole year after the previous single, Because We Want To was released. It was featured in a Target commercial shortly after the US release.
Reception and release
The song received positive reviews from music critics. Yahoo!Yahoo!
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reviewer Rob O'Connor compared "She Wants You" to 1970s era disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
music and wrote that the song is "greeting-card pop" with "factory beats designed for great dancing". Heather Phares, in a review for Allmusic, called the song an "upbeat dance-pop tune" that "captures [Billie's] youthful energy and exuberance".
The 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...
featured two B-sides
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
. The track "Last Christmas
Last Christmas
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo...
" is a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
1984 single. The song "It Takes Two
It Takes Two (song)
"It Takes Two" was a hit single recorded in late 1965 by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston for Motown's Tamla label.Produced by Weston's then-husband, longtime Gaye collaborator William "Mickey" Stevenson, and co-written by Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, "It Takes Two" centered around a romantic lyric which...
" was originally performed by Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
and Kim Weston
Kim Weston
Kim Weston is an American soul singer, and Motown alumna. In the 1960s, Weston scored hits with the songs "Love Me All the Way" and "Take Me in Your Arms ".-Career:...
in 1966.
Music video
"She Wants You" featured two music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s directed by Phil Griffin.
Original video
The original video features Billie dancing on a stage in a green catsuit. Throughout the video she is surrounded by several colourfully dressed male dancers. There were cut scenes of Billie and some of the other male dancers mucking around the camera close-up. Innocent had to decide which video to include on the enhanced single and chose the other video.
Alternative video
In the alternative video, Billie visits a drive-in
Drive-in
A drive-in is a facility such as a bank, restaurant, or movie theater where one can literally drive in with an automobile for service. It is usually distinguished from a drive-through. At a drive-in restaurant, for example, customers park their vehicles and are usually served by staff who walk out...
with a group of girl friends. Scenes from the original video, which are featured as the film at the drive-in, are used as cut scenes. One by one her friends hang out with guys before Billie sees her 'perfect man'. Innocent had to decide which video to include on the enhanced single and chose this video.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "She Wants You".International CD Single
(SINDXX6; Released 1998)
- "She Wants You" (Album version)
- "It Takes TwoIt Takes Two (song)"It Takes Two" was a hit single recorded in late 1965 by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston for Motown's Tamla label.Produced by Weston's then-husband, longtime Gaye collaborator William "Mickey" Stevenson, and co-written by Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, "It Takes Two" centered around a romantic lyric which...
" - "Last Christmas"
UK Special Edition CD 2
(SINDX6; Released 1998)
- "She Wants You" (Album version)
- "She Wants You" (Erick MorilloErick MorilloErick Morillo is a Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers De la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang, Morillo is best known for his international work in...
Double Platinum Vocal mix) - "She Wants You" (Cevin FisherCevin FisherCevin Fisher is an American house music record producer. He is best known for songs such as "The Freaks Come Out" and " Burning Up," the latter of which featured vocals by Loleatta Holloway...
Instinctive Club mix) - "She Wants You" music video
UK Promo CD single
(SINDX; Released 1998)
- "She Wants You" (Album version)
Taiwanese CD single
(724389556223; Released 1999)
- "She Wants You" (Album version)
- "Last Christmas"
- "She Wants You" (Sharp Ballroom Mix)
US CD single
(8386582; Released 1999)
- "She Wants You"
- "She Wants You" (Cibola radio mix)
- "She Wants You" (7" disco mix)
- "Because We Want ToBecause We Want To"Because We Want To" is a pop song performed by British singer Billie. The song was written by Wendy Page, Jim Marr, D. Rambo and J. Richmond, and produced by Page and Marr for Billie's debut album Honey to the B . It was released as Billie's first single on 29 June 1998 and reached the top ten in...
"
Japan "Girlfriend / She Wants You" CD single
- "Girlfriend" (Radio Mix)
- "Girlfriend" (D-Influence Real Live Mix)
- "She Wants You" (Album Version)
- "She Wants You" (7" disco mix)
UK 12" Vinyl Single 1
(SINTDJ 6; Released 1998)
- A1 "She Wants You" (The Almighty Mix)
- B1 "She Wants You" (Grips 1.4.U Mix)
- B2 "She Wants You" (7" Disco Mix)
UK 12" Vinyl Single 2
(SINTX6; Released 1998)
- A1 "She Wants You" (Erick Morillo Double Platinum Vocal Mix)
- B2 "She Wants You" (Erick Morillo "More" - "Choo" Dub)
US 12" Vinyl Single
(Y-38658, 7243 8 38658 1 9; Released 1998)
- A1 "She Wants You" (Erick Morillo Double Platinum Vocal Mix)
- A2 "She Wants You" (Cevin Fisher Instinctive Club Mix)
- B1 "She Wants You" (Sharp Ballroom Mix)
- B2 "She Wants You" (Cibola Club Mix)
Personnel
The following people contributed to "She Wants You":- Billie Piper - vocals
- Jim Marr - productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock... - Wendy Page - production, backing vocals
- Pete Craigie - recordingSound recording and reproductionSound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Yak Bondy - additional programming, keyboards
Release history
| Country | Date |
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| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... Girlfriend/She Wants You |
Charts
| Charts (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 9 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 21 |