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She Wants You
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Wikipedia article
"'She Wants You'" is a song originally performed by Slovak singer Dara Rolins. The composition written by Timothy Lawson and Pamela Sheyne was released by BMG-Ariola and issued on her studio album 'What You See is What You Get' in 1996. The song then became a hit single in 1998 when English singer turned actress Billie covered it.
Background and release
Originally sung by Slovak singer Dara Dara Rolins for her 1996 album 'What You See Is What You Get', "She Wants You" became a hit single when English singer turned actress Billie recorded it. Her version was released in the United Kingdom on 7 December 1998 as two CD singles and a cassette single. The first CD includes two cover songs as B-sides"It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston and "Last Christmas" by Wham!while the second contains various mixes of "She Wants You" plus an interactive element.
"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. In the United States, the song served as Billie's debut single. The CD single released in the US contains two mixes of "She Wants You" and an interactive element of "Because We Want To".
Reception
The song received positive reviews from music critics. Yahoo! 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".O'Connor, Rob. [http://uk.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12032975 "Yahoo! Music Album Review: Billie - 'Honey To The B'] . Yahoo!. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Heather Phares, in a review for Allmusic, called the song an "upbeat dance-pop tune" that "captures [Billie's] youthful energy and exuberance".Phares, Heather. [ "Honey to the B > Review]. Allmusic. Retrieved 28 December 2008. The single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her third consecutive top-three hit. The single also reached number four in New Zealand and was Billie's only song to appear on any US 'Billboard' chart, peaking at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Music video
"She Wants You" featured two music videos directed by Phil Griffin."She Wants You" (CD single liner notes). Innocent Records. December 1998.
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.Track listings
'UK CD1'
# "She Wants You" (album version) 3:38
# "It Takes Two" 3:50
# "Last Christmas" 4:59
'UK CD2'
# "She Wants You" (album version) 3:38
# "She Wants You" (Erick Morillo Double Platinum vocal mix) 6:21
# "She Wants You" (Cevin Fisher Instinctive club mix) 8:29
# "She Wants You" (interactive element) 3:18
'UK cassette single'
:A1. "She Wants You" (album version) 3:38
:A2. "She Wants You" (The Almighty mix) 6:46
:B1. "So Deep" 4:53
'European and Australasian maxi-single'
# "She Wants You" (album version) 3:38
# "Last Christmas" 4:59
# "She Wants You" (Sharp 'Ballroom' remix) 8:27
'US CD single'
# "She Wants You" 3:38
# "She Wants You" (Cibola radio mix) 3:38
# "She Wants You" (7-inch disco) 3:27
# "Because We Want To" (interactive element) 3:48
Personnel
Personnel are taken from the 'Honey to the B' liner notes.
* Billie vocals
* Jim Marr production, keyboards, programming
* Wendy Page production, backing vocals
* Pete Craigie recording, mixing
* Yak Bondy additional programming, keyboards
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:1996 songs
Category:1998 singles
Category:Billie Piper songs
Category:Innocent Records singles
Category:Songs written by Pam Sheyne
Category:Virgin Records singles
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