What I Want (Dead or Alive song)

1983 single by Dead or Alive
"What I Want"
Single by Dead or Alive
from the album Sophisticated Boom Boom
ReleasedSeptember 1983
Recorded1983
Genre
  • Hi-NRG
  • dark wave
  • synth-pop
Length3:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Pete Burns
  • Wayne Hussey
  • Mike Percy
  • Steve Coy
  • J. Levin
Producer(s)
  • Zeus B. Held
  • Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive singles chronology
"Misty Circles"
(1983) 		"What I Want"
(1983) 		"I'd Do Anything"
(1984)
"That's the Way (I Like It)"
(1984)
""What I Want" (re-issue)"
(1984)
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
(1984)

"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.TitleLength
1."What I Want"3:42
2."The Stranger" (re-recorded version)4:52
UK 12"
No.TitleLength
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
  • "What I Want" at Discogs (list of releases)
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Dead or Alive
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
Singles
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