"She Wants You" is a song originally performed by Slovak singer Dara Rolins. The song, written by Tim Lawson and Pam Sheyne, was issued on Rolins' 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. In Japan, "She Wants You" was released as a double A-side with Billie's previous single, "Girlfriend", as the album's second single on 10 March 1999. 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. "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 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-CD 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
Credits and personnel Credits are taken from the Honey to the B album booklet.
Studios Recorded at Ridge Farm (Surrey, England) and Marcus Studios (London, England) Mixed at Metropolis Studios (London, England)
Personnel
Tim Lawson – writing Pam Sheyne – writing Billie Piper – vocals Wendy Page – backing vocals, production Jim Marr – keyboards, programming, production Yak Bondy – keyboards, programming Pete Craigie – recording, mixing Steve Cooper – assistant engineering (Ridge Farm) Michelle Barry – assistant engineering (Marcus) Matt Tait – assistant engineering (Metropolis)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)83Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)15UK Airplay (Music Week)29
Year-end charts Chart (1998)PositionUK Singles (OCC)97
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom7 December 1998United States13 April 1999CD27 April 1999Contemporary hit radio
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