I Want to Be Wanted

"I Want to Be Wanted" is a popular song performed by Brenda Lee.

"I Want to Be Wanted"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album This Is...Brenda
B-side"Just A Little"
ReleasedJuly 1960
RecordedMarch 27, 1960
GenreOrchestral pop[1]
Length3:05
LabelDecca Records
Songwriter(s)
[2]
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"That's All You Gotta Do"
(1960)		 "I Want to Be Wanted"
(1960)		 "Emotions"
(1961)

Background

It is an Italian song, Per tutta la vita (For all lifetime), written by Pino Spotti and Alberto Testa, In 1959 it was one of the 20 songs performed (in Italian) at the annual song contest in Italy called the "Festival di Sanremo," where each song was sung by 2 different singers. Wilma De Angelis and Jula de Palma were the singers for "Per tutta la vita," but the song did not place among the Festival's top ten. The performances of the Festival's songs were aired live January 29-31 on Italian Radio and TV. Later, the song was in the original version of Never on Sunday. The English lyrics of "I Want to Be Wanted" were written by Kim Gannon.[3] Brenda Lee's English version of the song was issued in Italy on the Fonit label.

Chart performance

"I Want to Be Wanted" was a number-one song in the United States during the year 1960. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the issue dated October 24, 1960, and remained there for one week. This was Brenda Lee's second number-one single, her first being "I'm Sorry". In the UK, the song went to number thirty-one.[4]

Cover versions

See also

References
  1. Breihan, Tom (March 9, 2018). "The Number Ones: Brenda Lee's "I Want To Be Wanted"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 8, 2023. And Brenda Lee...[delivered] ["I Want to Be Wanted"] with the poise and command of an old-school orchestral-pop crooner.
  2. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 19 September 1960. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 78. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
  4. "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2021.


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