James Dean (I Wanna Know)

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"James Dean (I Wanna Know)"
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Single by Daniel Bedingfield
from the album Gotta Get Thru This
Released12 August 2002 (2002-08-12)
Studio Metropolis (London, England)
Genre
Length3:40
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Daniel Bedingfield
Producer(s) Daniel Bedingfield
Daniel Bedingfield singles chronology
"Gotta Get Thru This"
(2001)
"James Dean (I Wanna Know)"
(2002)
"If You're Not the One"
(2002)

"James Dean (I Wanna Know)" is a song by British singer Daniel Bedingfield. It was released in August 2002 as the second single from his debut studio album, Gotta Get Thru This . Like his debut single "Gotta Get Thru This", "James Dean" was also a hit, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it his second top-10 hit. It entered the top 20 in Australia, peaking at number 19. The song name checks Freddie Mercury, Brad Pitt, Sly Stone and Daddy Warbucks.

Contents

Dom Passantino of Stylus Magazine described the song as "one final attempt at bedroom bounce-pop weirdness." [1] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger found the song's electro to be harsher than on previous efforts. [2]

Track listings

  1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)"
  2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version)
  3. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (ATFC's committed vocal mix)
  4. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (video)
A1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (ATFC's committed vocal)
A2. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (M & M vocal mix)
B1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (Todd Edwards Life Line vocal remix)
B2. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (Izzy B vocal mix)
  1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)"
  2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Gotta Get Thru This album booklet. [7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom12 August 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Polydor [17]
AustraliaCD [18]
United States9 December 2002 Island [19]

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