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What I Want (Lena song)

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2023 single by Lena
"What I Want"
Single by Lena
from the album Loyal to Myself
Released16 June 2023
Length2:50
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pascal "Kalli" Reinhardt
Lena singles chronology
"Life Was a Beach"
(2022) 		"What I Want"
(2023) 		"Straitjacket"
(2023)

"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.

Chart performance

While 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.

Music video

A music video for "What I Want" was directed by Felix Aaron. It premiered online on 16 June 2023. Visuals for the acoustic version of the song, directed by Eric Nagel, were released on 21 July 2023.

Track listing

Digital single (acoustic version)
No.TitleLength
1."Looking for Love" (acoustic version)3:06
2."Looking for Love" (single version)2:49

Personnel and credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "What I Want"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Germany (Official Airplay Charts) 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "What I Want"
Chart (2023) Position
Germany (Official Airplay Charts) 35

Release history

"What I Want" release history
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 16 June 2023 Single version Polydor
21 July 2023 Acoustic version

References

  1. ^ "Lena – What I Want". Spotify. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Airplay Charts Deutschland (Week: 35/2022)". Germancharts.com (Hung Medien) (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. "What I Want (Official Video)". Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via YouTube.
  4. "Lena – What I Want (Acoustic Version)". Retrieved 29 October 2023 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Lena – Looking for Love (acoustic version)". Spotify. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. "Jahrescharts Deutschland: Chartjahr 2021". radiocharts.com (in German). Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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