She Wants You

"She Wants You"
Song by Dara Rolins
from the album What You See Is What You Get
Released	1996
Length	3:38
Label	Ariola, BMG
Songwriter(s)	Tim Lawson, Pam Sheyne
Producer(s)	The Noisemakers

"She Wants You"
Single by Billie
from the album Honey to the B
B-side	"It Takes Two", "Last Christmas", "So Deep"
Released	7 December 1998
Studio	Ridge Farm (Surrey, England) Marcus (London, England)
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	3:38
Label	Innocent, Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Tim Lawson, Pam Sheyne
Producer(s)	Wendy Page, Jim Marr
Billie singles chronology
"Girlfriend" (1998) "She Wants You" (1998) "Honey to the Bee" (1999)

"She Wants You" is a song originally performed by Slovak singer Dara Rolins. The song, written by Tim Lawson and Pam Sheyne, was issued on Rolins' studio album What You See Is What You Get in 1996. The song then became a hit single in 1998 when English singer turned actress Billie covered it.

Background and release

Originally sung by Slovak singer Dara Dara Rolins for her 1996 album What You See Is What You Get, "She Wants You" became a hit single when English singer turned actress Billie recorded it. Her version was released in the United Kingdom on 7 December 1998 as two CD singles and a cassette single. The first CD includes two cover songs as B-sides—"It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston and "Last Christmas" by Wham!—while the second contains various mixes of "She Wants You" plus an interactive element. "Girlfriend / She Wants You" was the second single released from the Japanese edition on 10 March 1999. In the United States, the song served as Billie's debut single. The CD single released in the US contains two mixes of "She Wants You" and an interactive element of "Because We Want To".

Reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Yahoo! reviewer Rob O'Connor compared "She Wants You" to 1970s era disco music and wrote that the song is "greeting-card pop" with "factory beats designed for great dancing". Heather Phares, in a review for Allmusic, called the song an "upbeat dance-pop tune" that "captures [Billie's] youthful energy and exuberance". The single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her third consecutive top-three hit. The single also reached number four in New Zealand and was Billie's only song to appear on any US Billboard chart, peaking at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Music video

"She Wants You" featured two music videos directed by Phil Griffin.

Original video

The original video features Billie dancing on a stage in a green catsuit. Throughout the video she is surrounded by several colourfully dressed male dancers. There were cut scenes of Billie and some of the other male dancers mucking around the camera close-up. Innocent had to decide which video to include on the enhanced single and chose the other video.

Alternative video

In the alternative video, Billie visits a drive-in with a group of girl friends. Scenes from the original video, which are featured as the film at the drive-in, are used as cut scenes. One by one her friends hang out with guys before Billie sees her 'perfect man'. Innocent had to decide which video to include on the enhanced single and chose this video.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Honey to the B album booklet.

Studios

• Recorded at Ridge Farm (Surrey, England) and Marcus Studios (London, England)
• Mixed at Metropolis Studios (London, England)

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	7 December 1998	CD cassette	Innocent Virgin
United States	13 April 1999	CD
	27 April 1999	Contemporary hit radio