What a Girl Wants

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"What a Girl Wants" is a pop and R&B song by Christina Aguilera that became one of her early signature hits around the turn of the millennium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Christina Aguilera
albumReleaseYear 1999
artist Christina Aguilera
associatedAct Christina Aguilera
AustraliaPeakPosition top 10
CanadaPeakPosition 1
chartAchievement Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
chronology Christina Aguilera singles chronology
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1990s pop music
era late 1990s
EuropeChartPerformance moderate to strong success
follows Genie in a Bottle
format CD single
cassette single
digital download
genre R&B
pop
teen pop
hasMusicVideo Yes
includedIn Christina Aguilera concert setlists
labelMarketingPositioning follow-up to Genie in a Bottle
language English
length approximately 3:36
lyricTheme gratitude for a supportive partner
romantic relationship
musicVideoDirector Diane Martel
NewZealandPeakPosition top 10
notableFor being one of Christina Aguilera's early signature hits
partOf Christina Aguilera
surface form: Christina Aguilera (album)
performer Christina Aguilera
precedes I Turn to You
producer Guy Roche
recordLabel RCA Records NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1999
singleReleaseYear 1999
songwriter Guy Roche
Pam Sheyne NERFINISHED
Shelly Peiken
targetAudience mainstream pop radio
teen pop audience
tempo mid-tempo
USChart U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: Billboard Hot 100
USPeakPosition 1
vocalRangeShowcase yes
vocalStyle melismatic pop/R&B
vocalType female vocal

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Christina Aguilera notableWork What a Girl Wants
Genie in a Bottle precedesSingle What a Girl Wants