I Wish (Gabrielle song)

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"I Wish"
Gabrielle - I Wish.jpg
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
B-side "We Don't Talk"
Released29 November 1993 (1993-11-29)
Length4:49
Label Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jon Douglas
Producer(s) Jon Douglas
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Going Nowhere"
(1993)		"I Wish"
(1993)		"Because of You"
(1994)
Music video
"I Wish" on YouTube

"I Wish" is a song by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jon Douglas for her debut album, Find Your Way (1993), while production was helmed by Douglas. Released as the album's third single on 29 November 1993 by Go! Beat, the song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. In North America, "I Wish" reached number 52 in the United States and number 76 in Canada.

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Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Top 40 follow-up to the breakthrough hit "Dreams" shows Gabrielle in fine, feline voice, delivering sweetly romantic lyrics atop a plush shuffle beat. Coated with delicious strings and a light soul subtext, single has the strength to easily surpass its predecessor's chart peak and firmly establish Gabrielle as a radio star with a long and bright future." [1] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five. He added, "There's a surfeit of superior soul balladeering this week, and Gabrielle's is one of the best. it is likely to be huge." [2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as a "pleasant nasally crooned rolling swayer". [3] German band Culture Beat reviewed the song for Smash Hits , giving it three out of five. [4]

Track listings

UK CD and 12-inch single [5] [6]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix) 
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B mix) 
3."We Don't Talk" (Cleveland City house mix) 
4."We Don't Talk" (Speechless mix) 
UK 7-inch and cassette single; Japanese mini-CD single [7] [8] [9]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix) 
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B mix) 
European and Canadian CD single [10] [11]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix)4:48
2."We Don't Talk" (Speechless mix)4:33
US 12-inch single [12]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (club mix)5:05
2."I Wish" (radio mix)3:55
3."I Wish" (instrumental)4:44
4."I Wish" (club mix Brooklyn style)5:26
5."I Wish" (radio mix Brooklyn style)3:57
US cassette single [13]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (radio mix)3:55
2."I Wish" (radio mix Brooklyn style)3:57
3."I Wish"4:48
4."Dreams" (live)4:40

Charts

Chart (1993–1994)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [14] 76
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [15] 69
Europe (European AC Radio) [16] 19
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [17] 34
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 26
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [19] 4
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [20] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 [21] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 52
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [23] 30
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [24] 25

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom29 November 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Go! Beat [25]
Japan25 February 1994Mini-CD [26]

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  6. ↑ I Wish (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODX 108, 857 363-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  9. ↑ I Wish (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1994. PODD-1039.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ I Wish (European CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. 857 362-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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