Everything She Wants

"Everything She Wants" is a 1984 song by music group Wham!. The song is about a man having trouble trying to satisfy the woman with whom he is having a relationship. The song has several versions, one lasting six and a half minutes. It has been sampled for other songs and covered by other musicians since its 1984 release.

"Everything She Wants"
Single by Wham!
from Make It Big"
A-side"Last Christmas"
B-side
  • "Like a Baby"
  • "If You Were There"
Released3 December 1984
Recorded
  • Marcadet (Paris)
  • London
Genre
Length
  • 5:01 (album version)
  • 5:10 (short remix version)
  • 6:34 (long remix and video version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
""Last Christmas"
(1984)
Everything She Wants ""I'm Your Man"
(1985)
"Everything She Wants" at YouTube

Track listing

All songs written and composed by George Michael

7": Epic / QA 4949 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "Everything She Wants" (Short Remix) 5:32
2. "Last Christmas"   4:24
12": Epic / QTA 4949 (UK)
No. Title Length
1. "Everything She Wants" (Long Remix) 6:34
2. "Last Christmas" (Pudding Mix) 6:44
  • Also released in a limited edition with a 1985 calendar (WQTA 4949)
7": Columbia / 38-04840 (USA)
No. Title Length
1. "Everything She Wants" (Remix) 5:10
2. "Like a Baby"   4:12
12": Columbia / 44-05180 (USA)
No. Title Length
1. "Everything She Wants" (Long Remix) 6:34
2. "Like a Baby"   4:12
7": Epic / 07-5p-336 (Japan)
No. Title Length
1. "Everything She Wants" (Remix) 5:32
2. "Like a Baby"   4:12
3. "Message from Wham!"    
  • Note: Track 1 plays 7" remix but is labelled only as "Remix"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[1] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 9
France (SNEP)[3] 21
Germany (Media Control AG)[4] 8
New Zealand (RIANZ)[5] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 4
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 7

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 5,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] Gold 7,500
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "Wham! – Everything She Wants Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Wham! – Everything She Wants" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  3. "Lescharts.com – Wham! – Everything She Wants" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  4. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  5. "Charts.org.nz – Wham! – Everything She Wants". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Wham! – Everything She Wants". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  7. "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  8. "Illegal name entered Wham!/wham/chart?f=379 Wham! Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Wham!. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. "Illegal name entered Wham!/wham/chart?f=341 Wham! Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Wham!. Prometheus Global Media.
  10. "Illegal name entered Wham!/wham/chart?f=359 Wham! Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Wham!. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. "Canadian single certifications – Wham! – Everything She Wants". Music Canada.
  12. THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  13. "British single certifications – Wham – Everything She Wants". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Everything She Wants in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  14. "American single certifications – Wham! – Everything She Wants". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH