What a Girl Wants

single by Christina Aguilera

"What a Girl Wants" is a 1999 pop song by American singer Christina Aguilera, from her first album Christina Aguilera. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards but lost to Macy Gray's "I Try".[2]

"What a Girl Wants"
Song by Christina Aguilera
from the album Christina Aguilera
B-side"Too Beautiful for Words"
ReleasedAugust 5, 1999 (1999-08-05)
Recorded1998
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:23
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche
Producer(s)Guy Roche
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Genie in a Bottle"
(1999)
"What a Girl Wants"
(1999)
"I Turn to You"
(2000)

Charts

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Chart Peak Position
Australia 5
Austria 22
Belgium (Flanders) 8
Belgium (Wallonia) 16
Finland 12
France 11
Netherlands 14
New Zealand 1
Spain 1
Sweden 24
Switzerland 17

References

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  1. "Christina Aguilera - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. "43rd Annual Grammy Awards: Winners & Nominees". Grammy Awards. Retrieved September 6, 2023.