Wish I

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"Wish I"
Wish I pt1.jpg
CD pt1
Single by Jem
from the album Finally Woken
Released12 September 2005 (2005-09-12) [1]
Label ATO, RCA
Songwriter(s) Jem
Producer(s) Jem, Yoad Nevo, Ge-Ology
Jem singles chronology
"Just a Ride"
(2005)
"Wish I"
(2005)
"24"
(2005)

"Wish I" is the third single released by Welsh singer Jem from her debut album, Finally Woken . The song has been used as the title music for UK reality TV show, Celebrity Love Island on ITV and ABC's Grey's Anatomy .

Contents

Track listing

Wish I Pt. 1

  1. Wish I
  2. Easy Way Out (Carmen Rizzo featuring Jem)

Wish I Pt. 2

  1. Wish I (Album Version)
  2. Wish I (Foreign Dancehall Mix feat. YT)
  3. Wish I (Aphrodite Mix)

Japanese CD

  1. Wish I (Album Version)
  2. Wish I (Foreign Dancehall Mix)
  3. Wish I (Aphrodite Mix)
  4. Just a Ride (ADAM F-V-Pendulum Music Mix)
  5. Just a Ride (Fatboy Slim Remix)

Chart positions

Chart (2005)Peak
Position
Ireland (IRMA) [2] 27
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) [3] 24

Other appearances

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 10 September 2005. p. 27.
  2. ACharts.us Jem - Wish I
  3. Official Charts Company Archive

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