I Want That (song) explained

I Want That
Type:single
Artist:(G)I-dle
Ep:Heat
Genre:Eurodance
Length:2:52
Label:
Producer:Lindgren
Prev Title:I Do
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Wife
Next Year:2024

"I Want That" is a song by South Korean girl group (G)I-dle. It was released on October 5, 2023, through Cube and 88rising as the group's second original English single after "I Do" and serves as the title track of their first English-language EP, Heat. It was written by its producer Lindgren with Madison Love, Melanie Joy Fontana, and Ryan Tedder, "I Want That" is a Euro-dance song driven by a slick bassline and a kitsch-inspired production, whose lyrics depict a “psychotic and all-consuming love" story.

Music and lyrics

"I Want That" is a camp Euro-dance song[1] that incorporates pop and club dance beats, driven by a slick bassline and a kitsch inspired production.[2] The group sings about wanting a “psychotic and all-consuming love". In line with “I want you to fall, hardest of all, until the tears roll down your face. Saying my name or nothing at all, I want it want everything.”[3]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Hong Kong (Billboard)[4] 17
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] 28
Singapore Regional (RIAS)[6] 23
South Korea (Circle)[7] 195
Taiwan (Billboard)[8] 3

Release history

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DateFormatLabelRef
Various October 5, 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daly . Rhian . October 6, 2023 . (G)I-DLE – 'Heat' review: English experiment provides mixed results . October 16, 2023 . . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Kim . Jin-seok . October 6, 2023 . (여자)아이들, 美 앨범 드디어 공개… "M/V 박정민 출연" . (G)I-DLE, US album finally released... “M/V Park Jung-min appears” . October 16, 2023 . . ko.
  3. Web site: Wickes . Hanna . October 6, 2023 . (G)I-DLE Drops 'HEAT' Mini-Album: Lyric Breakdown . October 16, 2023 . . en-US.
  4. Hong Kong Songs: Week of October 21, 2023. Billboard. October 17, 2023.
  5. Web site: October 16, 2023 . NZ Hot Singles Chart . October 16, 2023 . Recorded Music NZ.
  6. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 41 (6 - 12 Oct 2023). RIAS. October 17, 2023. October 17, 2023. https://archive.today/20231017101016/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/%231562208279199-5ec9aa23-80dc.
  7. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 41 of 2023. Circle Chart. ko. October 19, 2023.
  8. Taiwan Songs: Week of October 21, 2023. Billboard. October 17, 2023.