I wanna be adored
| I wanna be adored | |
|---|---|
| The Stone Roses | |
| publication | 2nd September 1991 |
| length | 3:28 (Edit) 4:53 (12 ") |
| Genre (s) | Madchester |
| text | Ian Brown , John Squire |
| album | The Stone Roses |
I Wanna Be Adored is a song by British alternative rock band The Stone Roses . It is the third single from their debut album The Stone Roses . I Wanna Be Adored acts as the opening track of the album.
In the United States , the song was added to the single release by Fools Gold as a bonus track and reached number 18 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in February 1990 . The song was released as a single on September 2, 1991. In the British singles charts , the song reached number 20 after its release in September 1991.
composition
The song begins with a sound collage. The bass guitar is the first instrument to play after 40 seconds , followed by two more guitars; it plays a one pentatonic - reef . The bass drum kicks in after 73 seconds and the main part of the song begins after 90 seconds.
The lyrics of the song are kept minimalistic. It mainly consists of the two sentences "I don't need to sell my soul / He's already in me" and the song title and is repeated throughout the song.
reception
The music magazine Q chose the song at number 32 of the 100 best songs of all time. New Musical Express placed I Wanna Be Adored at number 17 on their list of 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever .
The song is part of the soundtrack of the films Welcome to Sarajevo , The Man Who Loved Yngve and Hooligans .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ billboard.com, I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
- ↑ everyhit.com, Search Results - Singles
- ↑ rocklistmusic.co.uk, The Music That Changed The World
- ↑ nme.com, The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever - Number One is getting close