What I Want (Dead or Alive song)

"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English pop band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in August 1983 as the second single from Dead or Alive's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984). The song was not a success when released, peaking at No. 88 in the UK Singles Chart. After Dead or Alive's UK Top 40 success of "That's the Way (I Like It)", "What I Want" was re-issued in June 1984. It placed only one position higher at No. 87.

Track listing

UK 7"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Want"	3:42
2.	"The Stranger" (re-recorded version)	4:52

UK 12"
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What I Want (Dance Mix)"	6:12
2.	"The Stranger" (re-recorded version)	4:52

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	88
Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	87

External links

"What I Want" at Discogs (list of releases)

References

^ "Official Charts > Dead or Alive". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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Pete Burns Wayne Hussey Peter Oxendale
Studio albums	Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984) Youthquake (1985) Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1986) Nude (1988) Fan the Flame (Part 1) (1990) Nukleopatra (1995) Fragile (2000) Fan the Flame (Part 2): The Resurrection (2021)
Compilation albums	Rip It Up (1987) Evolution: The Hits (2003) That's the Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive (2010) Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI (2016)
Singles	"Misty Circles" "What I Want" "I'd Do Anything" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" "Lover Come Back to Me" "In Too Deep" "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me to the Doctor)" "Brand New Lover" "Something in My House" "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" "Rebel Rebel" "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 96" "Sex Drive" "Hit and Run Lover" "You Spin Me Round 2003"
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