What Do You Want? (Adam Faith song)

For the Jerrod Niemann song, see What Do You Want.

"What Do You Want?"
Single by Adam Faith
B-side	"From Now Until Forever"
Released	24 October 1959
Recorded	25 September 1959
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London, England
Genre	Pop
Length	1:38
Label	Parlophone [1]
Songwriter(s)	Les Vandyke [1]
Producer(s)	John Burgess [1]
Adam Faith singles chronology
"Ah, Poor Little Baby!" (1959) "What Do You Want?" (1959) "Poor Me" (1960)

"What Do You Want?" is a 1959 song that became a number one hit in the United Kingdom for Adam Faith. ^[1] It was written by Les Vandyke, produced by John Burgess, recorded by Adrian Kerridge and arranged by John Barry. ^[2] The performers included Les Reed on piano, along with a rhythm section, chorus of singers and six pizzicato string players. ^[3]

The song first appeared on the UK Singles Chart on 20 November 1959, and spent 19 weeks there. It was at number one for three weeks, sharing the position for the final week with "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" by Emile Ford & the Checkmates, the last time two songs were at number one together. Running a total of 98 seconds, it is the shortest song yet to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart. ^[4]

References

1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN   0-85112-250-7.
2. "Adam Faith - What Do You Want? / From Now Until Forever - Parlophone - UK - 45-R 4591". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
3. Tape's Rolling, Take One": The Recording life of Adrian Kerridge (2016), p. 194
4. "Record-Breakers and Trivia". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.