I Want That Man Explained

I Want That Man
Cover:DebbieWantsThatMan.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Deborah Harry
Album:Def, Dumb & Blonde
B-Side:Bike Boy
Released:[1]
Length:3:41
Label:
Producer:
  • Tom Bailey
  • Eric "E.T." Thorngren
Prev Title:Liar, Liar
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Kiss It Better
Next Year:1989

"I Want That Man" is a song by American singer Deborah Harry. The song was released as the lead single from her third solo album, Def, Dumb & Blonde, and was the first record Harry released in which she reverted to using Deborah as her name instead of Debbie. "I Want That Man" became a hit in several territories, reaching number two in Australia and on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also became a top-20 hit in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Song information

The track was written and produced by Thompson Twins members Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. It became one of the most successful singles in Deborah Harry's solo career, peaking at number two in Australia, number seven in Ireland, number eight in New Zealand, number 13 in the United Kingdom, and number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States. The video was directed by Mary Lambert.

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 Strange Bedfellows. In late 1999, the song was included on the EMI compilation and also reissued as a remix single that charted on the Australian Singles Chart at number 86 in February 2000. The single's B-side, "Bike Boy", appears as a bonus track on the CD and cassette editions of Def, Dumb & Blonde.

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]

  1. "I Want That Man" (LP version) – 3:41
  2. "Bike Boy" (CD/cassette version) – 2:45

US 12-inch single[8]

A1. "I Want That Man" (12-inch remix) – 6:26

A2. "I Want That Man" (instrumental) – 6:54

B1. "Bike Boy" – 2:45

B2. "I Want That Man" (remix / edit) – 4:03

US CD single[9]

  1. "I Want That Man" (12-inch remix) – 6:26
  2. "I Want That Man" (remix / edit) – 4:03
  3. "Bike Boy" – 2:45
  4. "I Want That Man" (instrumental) – 6:54

UK 7-inch and cassette single[10] [11]

  1. "I Want That Man" (remix)
  2. "Bike Boy"

UK and Australian 12-inch single, UK CD single[13] [14] [15]

A1. "I Want That Man" (12-inch remix)

A2. "I Want That Man" (7-inch version)

B1. "I Want That Man" (instrumental)

B2. "Bike Boy"

1999 remix

UK and Australian CD single[17]

  1. "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix radio edit)
  2. "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix)
  3. "I Want That Man" (D-Bop 11.59 vocal mix)

European CD single[18]

  1. "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix radio edit)
  2. "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[19] 35

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 37

Notes and References

  1. 23 September 1989. This Week – Releases. Record Mirror. 41.
  2. Web site: Bergman. Ronald. Harry Dean Stanton obituary. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. September 16, 2017. September 16, 2017.
  3. Book: Harry . Debbie . Face it . 2019 . HarperCollinsPublishers . London . 9780008229429 . 277–8.
  4. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 9 22816-7.
  5. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. US cassette single cassette notes. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 9 22816-4.
  6. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. Australian 7-inch single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHS 2299.
  7. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. Australian cassette single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. TCCHS 2299.
  8. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 9 21322-0.
  9. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. US CD single disc notes. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Red Eye. 9 21322-2.
  10. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHS 3369.
  11. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. UK cassette single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHSMC 3369.
  12. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. UK 7-inch picture bag single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHSPB 3369.
  13. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHS12 3369.
  14. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. Australian 12-inch single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. ED 445.
  15. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. UK CD single liner notes. Chrysalis Records. CHSCD 3369.
  16. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1989. UK 12-inch picture disc sleeve. Chrysalis Records. CHSP 12 3369.
  17. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1999. UK & Australian CD single liner notes. Chrysalis Records. CDMANX 2000.
  18. I Want That Man. Deborah Harry. 1999. European CD single liner notes. EMI Records. 7243 8 88260 2 0.
  19. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 6. 45. November 11, 1989. IV. 29800226 . World Radio History.
  20. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. Moonlight Publishing. 2011.
  21. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 14, 2022.

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