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I Just Wanna Be Loved
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Just Wanna Be Loved
| cover = Culture Club I Just Wanna Be Loved Single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Culture Club
| album = Don't Mind If I Do
| B-side = "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (Quivver Mix)
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop-reggae
| length = 4:32 (album version)
| label = Virgin
| writer =
* George O'Dowd
* Roy Hay
* Jon Moss
* Mikey Craig
| producer = Richie Stevens
| prev_title = Gusto Blusto
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = Your Kisses Are Charity
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'I Just Wanna Be Loved'" is the first single from English new wave band Culture Club's fifth album, 'Don't Mind If I Do' (1999). The song was released in the United States in August 1998 to promote the band's reformation US tour and the live album and compilation 'VH1 Storytellers/Greatest Moments'. It failed to generate interest on US radio. The song was then released worldwide in late 1998 and entered at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart during a week when the top five positions were held by new entries for the first time. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Iceland and on the Eurochart Hot 100, and reached the Top 100 in Australia and Germany.
Critical reception
The song received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted its "light reggae influence" in his review of 'Don't Mind If I Do'. Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote that "this fine new recording shows 'em in far better form than on their last two '80s-era albums." He remarked that "set to a shuffling pop-reggae groove somewhat similar to their classic hit "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", "I Just Wanna Be Loved" tingles with warm yet worldly lyrics and a crazy-catchy chorus that you'll be humming for hours after one listen." He added that Boy George "is in peak vocal form, while band-mates Roy Hay, Jon Moss, and Mike Craig play with astonishingly sharp precision." Sarah Davis from 'Dotmusic' described it as "a lovers rock workout that evokes all the best memories of the Eighties", stating that George "is in fine voice". Claudia Connell from 'News of the World' commented, "Their original line-up, including Boy George, storms back with a brilliant pop song that should see the band return to the charts again after 12 years."Connell, Claudia (18 October 1998). "[0] Single review; Music". 'News of the World'.
Track listings
* 'CD single'
# "I Just Wanna Be Loved" (single version)
# "I Just Wanna Be Loved" (Magic Man remix)
# "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (Quivver Mix)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:Culture Club songs
Category:1998 songs
Category:1998 singles
Category:Songs written by Boy George
Category:Songs written by Roy Hay (musician)
Category:Songs written by Mikey Craig
Category:Songs written by Jon Moss
Category:Virgin Records singles
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