"I Want You" | ||||
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Single by Gary Low | ||||
from the album Go On | ||||
B-side | "I Want You (Instrumental)" | |||
Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | Italo disco | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | CAT | |||
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Gary Low singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want You" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Gary Low from his debut studio album, Go On (1983).[1] It was a hit in Spain, reaching No. 4 on the Spanish chart. In Germany, the song made the top 40, peaking at No. 37.[2] In the UK, the song reached No. 52.[3] "I Want You" is one of Low's most popular songs, alongside his 1982 debut hit "You Are a Danger" and 1984's "La Colegiala".
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Spain (AFYVE)[5] | 4 |
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 52 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 37 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] | Gold | 25,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"I Want You" has been sampled on several songs such as "How We Are" by Dimitri & Tom (2001), "In My Eyes" by Sinema (2002), "The Beach" by Miss Kittin & The Hacker (2003), and on "Feel It All Around" by Washed Out (2009) which was used as the opening theme song of the television series Portlandia.[9]
"I Want You" can be heard during a scene in the 1985 VIVA film Working Boys which stars Tito, Vic & Joey and Herbert Bautista.[10]