I Wish (Gabrielle song)

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"I Wish"
Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jon Douglas
Producer(s)Jon Douglas
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Going Nowhere"
(1993) 		"I Wish"
(1993) 		"Because of You"
(1994)
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"I Wish" is a song by English singer-songwriter

UK Singles Chart
. In North America, "I Wish" reached number 52 in the United States and number 76 in Canada.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Top 40 follow-up to the breakthrough hit "Dreams" shows Gabrielle in fine, feline voice, delivering sweetly romantic lyrics atop a plush shuffle beat. Coated with delicious strings and a light soul subtext, single has the strength to easily surpass its predecessor's chart peak and firmly establish Gabrielle as a radio star with a long and bright future."[1] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five. He added, "There's a surfeit of superior soul balladeering this week, and Gabrielle's is one of the best. it is likely to be huge."[2] James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as a "pleasant nasally crooned rolling swayer".[3] German band Culture Beat reviewed the song for Smash Hits, giving it three out of five.[4]

Track listings

UK CD and 12-inch single[5][6]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix) 
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B mix) 
3."We Don't Talk" (Cleveland City house mix) 
4."We Don't Talk" (Speechless mix) 
UK 7-inch and cassette single; Japanese mini-CD single[7][8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix) 
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B mix) 
European and Canadian CD single[10][11]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix)4:48
2."We Don't Talk" (Speechless mix)4:33
US 12-inch single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (club mix)5:05
2."I Wish" (radio mix)3:55
3."I Wish" (instrumental)4:44
4."I Wish" (club mix Brooklyn style)5:26
5."I Wish" (radio mix Brooklyn style)3:57
US cassette single[13]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (radio mix)3:55
2."I Wish" (radio mix Brooklyn style)3:57
3."I Wish"4:48
4."Dreams" (live)4:40

Charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] 76
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 69
Europe (European AC Radio)[16] 19
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[17] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[18]
 26
UK Dance (Music Week)[19]
 4
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[20] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 52
US
Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[23]
 30
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24] 25

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 29 November 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Go! Beat
 [25]
Japan 25 February 1994 Mini-CD [26]

References

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (26 March 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. N55. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (13 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (27 November 1993). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. 24 November 1993.
  5. Go! Beat. 1993. GODCD 108, 857 363-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  6. ^ I Wish (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODX 108, 857 363-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ I Wish (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GOD 108, 857 362-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ I Wish (UK cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODMC 108, 857 362-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ I Wish (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1994. PODD-1039.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ I Wish (European CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. 857 362-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ I Wish (Canadian CD single disc notes). Gabrielle. Go! Discs. 1993. 422 857 622-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. London Records. 1993. 857 521-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  13. ^ I Wish (US cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. London Records. 1993. 857 520-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2543." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 31. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 12 February 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.–9. febr. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 February 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 December 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  20. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Promos in Production" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  26. ^ "アイ・ウィッシュ | ガブリエル" [I Wish | Gabrielle] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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