Song written by Robert Habolm and Kim Wilde. Fifth track on the album Come Out and Play.
The song was originally performed by the duo Manuela & Jana on the 2009 edition of Popstars in Germany.
Live performances
‘I want what I want’ was performed live during the Come Out and Play Tour in 2011.
Kim about ‘I want what I want’
Very strong melody and very cheeky text. I’m a fan of cheeky lyrics, it’s just so much fun to perform and always has been a hallmark of Kim Wilde. (1)
Credits
Backing Vocals: Dave Thomas Junior & Kim Wilde
Recorded at Radio City Studios Glasgow
Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
Produced by John McLaughlin & Dave Thomas Junior
Interview sources
(1) Kim Wilde: Comeback of a power woman – Come out and play interview. In: Vip-Chicks website (Germany), August 17, 2010
Lyrics
People tell their stories
Of what their life is not
Wasted years and broken dreams
They never gave a shot
I’m not gonna hold on while my life is flashing…
Parachute off this plane because it’s crashing
I want what I want not what I need
Getting what you get no it ain’t so bad
But I want what I want not what I need
I need to live it up I need to live it up now
Looking in the mirror
Tell me who do you see today
So conformed and broken
How did it get this way
Tell me have you said your goodbyes to freedom
Where are your dreams now you really need them
I want what I want not what I need
Getting what you get no it ain’t so bad
But I want what I want not what I need
I need to live it up I need to live it up now
I want what I want not what I need…
This could have been my story
This could have been my way
But no guts, no glory
It’s not a game I want to play
Tell me have you said your goodbyes to freedom
Where are your dreams now you really need them
I want what I want not what I need…
I want what I want not what I need…