What a Girl Wants

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single
First released:
Dec 28 1999

Overview Edit

"What a Girl Wants" is the second single from Christina Aguilera's debut album, Christina Aguilera. The song was released on December 28, 1999, which was ten days after Aguilera's nineteenth birthday. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 2000 for two weeks, becoming Aguilera's second number-one single. In the U.S., it became the first #1 single of the 2000s, and of the 21st century. The single also peaked at number three in the UK and at number five in Australia. Often considered one of her signature songs, the single is most known for establishing Aguilera's placement in the music industry. Many critics had written off the success of her last single, "Genie in a Bottle", as a fluke; "What a Girl Wants" served to prove that Aguilera was not a one-hit wonder. The single earned her five MTV Video Music Awards nominations; Best Female Video, Best New Artist, Best Pop Video, Viewer's Choice, and Best Choreography (Tina Landon), and also a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2001.

The song appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol.

The song's music video was directed by Diane Martel.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
unknown
Release dates:
  • Feb 8 2000

Genres

Pop, Jazz, Dance, Latin, Rock, Traditional R&B. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Great single
I love this song. She does a great job on the radio edit of "What A Girl Wants". The second track on this single is a smooth mix of "What A Girl Wants" and is also very good. The third "Too Beautiful For Words" is a great song the shows Christina's range. She starts off the song very low and does a great job singing throughout the whole song. I really enjoy this CD.
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3 stars Not very good...
I hate singers who are singing these songs that doesn't have own rhytm and stuff! If I would be singer I would do absolutely new music, not these dance songs that's been already heard. Christina doesn't even have very good voice and this song was... Fine but not as good as "Genie in a Bottle" or "I Turn to You".
Written by "brooch"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    What a Girl Wants (radio edit)
    3:20
    2
    What a Girl Wants (Smooth mix)
    3:27
    3
    Too Beautiful for Words
    4:11

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What a Girl Wants 2 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Bmg Int'l
release dates: Feb 14 2000 in United Kingdom
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4 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Dec 28 1999 in US
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