I Want That Man
"I Want That Man" | ||||
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Single by Deborah Harry | ||||
from the album Def, Dumb & Blonde | ||||
B-side | "Bike Boy" | |||
Released | September 25, 1989[1] | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
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Deborah Harry singles chronology | ||||
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I Want That Man | ||||
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"I Want That Man" is a song by American singer
Song information
The track was written and
The song commences with the lyric, "I want to dance with Harry Dean," a reference to the actor Harry Dean Stanton, about whom Currie and Harry "shared a long-standing fascination."[2] Harry and Currie subsequently met Stanton backstage after "both swooning like teenage girls" watching him sit in with Ry Cooder singing "Across the Borderline" and resulting in Harry and Stanton entering into a short-term relationship.[3]
A disco version of the song was used in the Australian film
Track listings
"I Want That Man" was written by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie. "Bike Boy" was written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein.
Original version
US and Australian 7-inch and cassette single[4][5][6][7]
US 12-inch single[8]
US CD single[9]
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UK 7-inch and cassette single[10][11]
UK and Australian 12-inch single, UK CD single[13][14][15]
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1999 remix
UK and Australian CD single[17]
- "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix radio edit)
- "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix)
- "I Want That Man" (D-Bop 11.59 vocal mix)
European CD single[18]
- "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix radio edit)
- "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[28] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "This Week – Releases". Record Mirror. 23 September 1989. p. 41.
- Guardian News and Media. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ISBN 9780008229429.
- Deborah Harry. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 22816-7.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ I Want That Man (US cassette single cassette notes). Deborah Harry. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 22816-4.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (Australian 7-inch single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHS 2299.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (Australian cassette single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. TCCHS 2299.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Deborah Harry. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 21322-0.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (US CD single disc notes). Deborah Harry. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 1989. 9 21322-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHS 3369.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK cassette single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSMC 3369.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK 7-inch picture bag single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSPB 3369.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHS12 3369.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (Australian 12-inch single sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. ED 445.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK CD single liner notes). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSCD 3369.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK 12-inch picture disc sleeve). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1989. CHSP 12 3369.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Deborah Harry. Chrysalis Records. 1999. CDMANX 2000.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ I Want That Man (European CD single liner notes). Deborah Harry. EMI Records. 1999. 7243 8 88260 2 0.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Deborah Harry – I Want That Man". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Deborah Harry – I Want That Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Want That Man". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Deborah Harry – I Want That Man". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Debbie Harry: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Debbie Harry Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 8, 2022.