What a Girl Wants
Christina Aguilera
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What a girl wants, what a girl needs What a girl wants, what a girl needs Yeah, c'mon Ooh, oh yeah, oh yeah I wanna thank you for giving me time to breathe Like a rock, you waited so patiently While I got it together, oh While I figured it out (yeah-yeah) I only looked but I never touched 'Cause in my heart was a picture of us Holdin' hands, makin' plans And it's lucky for me you understand What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever keeps me in your arms And I'm thanking you for giving it to me What I want, is what you got And what you got, is what I want There was a time I was blind, I was so confused (yeah-yeah) Run away just to hide it all from you But baby, you knew me better than I knew myself They say if you love something, let it go If it comes back it's yours That's how you know It's for keeps, yeah, it's for sure And you're ready and willin' to give me more than What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever keeps me in your arms And I'm thanking you for giving it to me, yeah What a girl wants, what a girl needs Somebody sensitive, courageous, sexy, cool, like you What a girl wants, what a girl needs, oh yeah What a girl wants (you're so right) What a girl needs (you're so right) You let a girl know how much you Care about her, I swear You're the one who always knew You knew, you knew, you knew, you knew Ooh, I'm thanking you for being there for me What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever keeps me in your arms Whatever keeps me in your arms, that's what I need What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever keeps me in your arms And I'm thanking you for giving it What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free And I'm thanking you for giving it to me Oh baby, oh darling Thank you, thank you for giving me what I what And what I need Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah I turn around there Whenever you're not there Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
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Written by: Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Song Creation"What a Girl Wants" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her self-titled debut album, released in 1999.
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Chart PerformanceThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 2000, making Aguilera the first artist born in the 1980s to achieve two number-one songs.
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Music VideoThe music video for "What a Girl Wants" was directed by Diane Martel who directed the video of Aguilera's pop debut single, "Genie in a Bottle".
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GenreThe track contains a fusion of teen pop and R&B genre.
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Song MessageThe song is about a woman who wants her partner to understand her feelings and acknowledge her wishes.
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Interesting FactThe video became Aguilera's first video to win at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards for "Best New Artist".
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Songwriters and ProducersThe song was written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche and produced by Roche.
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Variety of VersionsAn initial version of the song was completed before Aguilera was signed to RCA Records in 1998. After being signed, RCA wanted a new version that could be more successful in mainstream contemporary hit radio and had a "more comparative sound for Aguilera's debut" resulting in a second, successful version.
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Awards and NominationsThe song also earned Aguilera a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2001.
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Album SuccessAlong with the success of "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" ensured the commercial success of its parent album "Christina Aguilera", which went on to be a multi-platinum record.
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