I Want You (Wa Wa Nee song)

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"I Want You"
I Want You by Wa Wa Nee.jpg
Single by Wa Wa Nee
from the album Blush
Released8 May 1989 [1]
Recorded Studios 301, Sydney
Genre Pop
Length3:26
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Paul Gray
Producer(s) Robyn Smith, Paul Gray
Wa Wa Nee singles chronology
"So Good"
(1989)
"I Want You"
(1989)

"I Want You" is a song from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in May 1989 as the third and final single from their second studio album, Blush (1989). It was the band's final release before disbanding later in 1989. The song peaked at number 52 on the Australian ARIA Charts. [2]

Contents

Track listing

7" (CBS - 654879)

12"'

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 52

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References

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  2. 1 2 Scott, Gavin. "This Week in 1989: May 28, 1989". Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop. Retrieved 17 November 2020.