I Want That Man

"I Want That Man"
Single by Deborah Harry
from the album Def, Dumb & Blonde
B-side	"Bike Boy"
Released	September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25) [1]
Length	3:41
Label	Sire Reprise Red Eye
Songwriters	Alannah Currie Tom Bailey
Producers	Tom Bailey Eric "E.T." Thorngren
Deborah Harry singles chronology
"Liar, Liar" (1988) "I Want That Man" (1989) "Kiss It Better" (1989)
"Strike Me Pink" (1993) "I Want That Man (Remix)" (1999) "New York, New York" (2006)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I Want That Man" Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [19] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [20] 48 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) [21] 35 Ireland (IRMA) [22] 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [23] 8 UK Singles (OCC) [24] 13 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [25] 2 Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [26] 86

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "I Want That Man" Chart (1990) Position Australia (ARIA) [27] 37

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Want That Man"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [28]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "This Week – Releases". Record Mirror . 23 September 1989. p. 41.
2. Bergman, Ronald (September 16, 2017). "Harry Dean Stanton obituary". The Guardian . Guardian News and Media . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
3. Harry, Debbie (2019). Face it. London: HarperCollinsPublishers. pp. 277–8. ISBN   9780008229429.
4. I Want That Man (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 22816-7.
5. I Want That Man (US cassette single cassette notes). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 22816-4.
6. I Want That Man (Australian 7-inch single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHS 2299.
7. I Want That Man (Australian cassette single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. TCCHS 2299.
8. I Want That Man (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 21322-0.
9. I Want That Man (US CD single disc notes). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 21322-2.
10. I Want That Man (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHS 3369.
11. I Want That Man (UK cassette single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSMC 3369.
12. I Want That Man (UK 7-inch picture bag single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSPB 3369.
13. I Want That Man (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHS12 3369.
14. I Want That Man (Australian 12-inch single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. ED 445.
15. I Want That Man (UK CD single liner notes). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSCD 3369.
16. I Want That Man (UK 12-inch picture disc sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSP 12 3369.
17. I Want That Man (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Chrysalis Records. 1999. CDMANX 2000.
18. I Want That Man (European CD single liner notes). EMI Records. 1999. 7243 8 88260 2 0.
19. "Deborah Harry – I Want That Man". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
20. "Deborah Harry – I Want That Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
21. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 6, no. 45. November 11, 1989. p. IV. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
22. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Want That Man". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
23. "Deborah Harry – I Want That Man". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
24. "Debbie Harry: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
25. "Debbie Harry Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
26. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
27. "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved May 14, 2022.
28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 8, 2022.