"What I Want" is a song by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut. It was written by Meyer-Landrut along with Joe Walter and Pascal "Kalli" Reinhardt, while production was helmed by the latter. Expected so serve as the lead single from her sixth studio album, Loyal to Myself (2024), it was issued by Polydor on 16 June 2023 but later demoted and replaced by the album's title track after Meyer-Landrut decided to revamp much of the album in favor of a different sound.[1]
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| Single by Lena | ||||
| from the album Loyal to Myself | ||||
| Released | 16 June 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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Chart performance
editWhile it failed to chart on the German Singles Chart, "What I Want" peaked at number one on the German Airplay Chart in the week of 28 August 2023.[2]
Music video
editA music video for "What I Want" was directed by Felix Aaron. It premiered online on 16 June 2023.[3] Visuals for the acoustic version of the song, directed by Eric Nagel, were released on 21 July 2023.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Looking for Love" (acoustic version) | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Looking for Love" (single version) | 2:49 |
Personnel and credits
edit- Sascha "Busy" Bühren – mastering egineer
- Lena Meyer-Landrut – vocalist, writer
- Pascal "Kalli" Reinhardt – mixing engineer, producer, writer
- Joe Walter – writer
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 16 June 2023 | Single version | Polydor | [1] | |
| 21 July 2023 | Acoustic version | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Lena – What I Want". Spotify. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Airplay Charts Deutschland (Week: 35/2022)". Germancharts.com (Hung Medien) (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "What I Want (Official Video)". Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lena – What I Want (Acoustic Version)". Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Lena – Looking for Love (acoustic version)". Spotify. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Jahrescharts Deutschland: Chartjahr 2021". radiocharts.com (in German). Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2023.