What a Girl Wants (song)
| What a Girl Wants | |
|---|---|
| Christina Aguilera | |
| publication | November 13, 1999 |
| length | 3:33 (Video / full re-recorded Version) 3:20 (re-recorded radio edit ) |
| Genre (s) | Dance-Pop , Teen Pop , Contemporary R&B |
| Author (s) | Guy Roche |
| Producer (s) | Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche |
| Label | RCA |
| album | Christina Aguilera |
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What a Girl Wants is the second single from Christina Aguilera's debut album, Christina Aguilera . The piece was released in November 1999, and the single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 2000 , which it held for two weeks. This made What a Girl Wants became Aguilera's second number one hit in the USA after Genie in a Bottle . On the Billboard Hot 100, the song became the first number one hit of the new millennium. The single reached number 3 on the UK charts and number 5 in Australia. What a Girl Wants confirmed that Aguilera wasn't a one-hit wonderwas. The single received five nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards , in the categories "Best Female Video", "Best New Artist", "Best Pop Video", "Viewer's Choice" and "Best Choreography". The song also had a Grammy nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" in 2001.
Live version
Aguilera sang What a Girl Wants regularly at her concerts since 2002 and released various live versions of the song. She had most of the live appearances with What a Girl Wants during her Stripped World Tour in late 2002, and Aguilera sang What a Girl Wants on her Back to Basics World Tour in 2006.
Music video
The music video was directed by Diane Martel, who previously directed Aguilera's hit Genie in a Bottle . Josh Duhamel is a guest on the music video as Aguilera love partner. The video begins with Aguilera and her friends walking into a virtual room where Aguilera is dancing for a group of boys. The music video pauses in the scene in which Aguilera is lying on the floor in a bathing suit while a group of dancers dance around Aguilera. Then you see the original scene again, in which Aguilera is dancing for the boys. The video got the six most views and viewers of all time on TRL . The video was recorded in late 1999.
Commercial win
Although What a Girl Wants couldn't repeat the great success of the debut single Genie in a Bottle , the single became a hit. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the sales charts, making What a Girl Wants Aguilera's second number one hit in the US, the song stayed at number 1 for two weeks and was first number 1 Hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the new millennium. The song reached number 2 in the Hot 100 Airplay Charts. The single was awarded gold in the USA. Internationally, the song was successful at number 3 in the British charts and fifth in the Canadian charts.
A maxi CD single was released together with the song Run , which allowed the CD to reach number 2 on the sales charts.
The single reached the top 20 of the charts in almost every country. The song also reached number 1 in New Zealand, where it lasted for five weeks. On March 13, 2000, Aguilera visited New Zealand because her single had reached number one there. With more than 7,500 units sold, What a Girl Wants was awarded gold in New Zealand and Sweden. The single reached number 19 on the annual charts in the United States and number 32 in New Zealand.
The song is included on the game "Karaoke Revolution".
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
18th (10 weeks) | 10 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
22nd (8 weeks) | 8th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
17th (17 weeks) | 17th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
3 (19 weeks) | 19th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (24 weeks) | 24 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 gold
|
35,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
gold
|
7,500 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
gold
|
20,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
gold
|
500,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 silver
|
200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 5 × gold |
787,500 |
Main article: Christina Aguilera / Music Sales Awards
Artist awards
| year | show | Award | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Female Video | Nominated |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Pop Video | Nominated |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist in a Video | Nominated |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards | Viewer's Choice | Nominated |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Choreography in a Video | Nominated |
| 2001 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |