| I Want You to Want Me | |
| Cover: | Solid_Harmonie-I_Want_You_to_Want_Me.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Solid HarmoniE |
| Album: | Solid HarmoniE |
| B-Side: | Remix |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Dance-pop |
| Length: | 3:28 |
| Label: | Jive |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | I'll Be There for You |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | I Wanna Love You |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"I Want You to Want Me" is a song recorded by British-American girl group Solid HarmoniE, released in 1998 by Jive as the second single from the group's only album, Solid HarmoniE (1997). The song was produced by Swedish producers Kristian Lundin and Max Martin, who also co-wrote it with Jacob Schutze, and peaked within the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden. Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Denmark, Norway, Scotland and the UK. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 23 in April 1998. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Roger Pomphrey.
British Birmingham Evening Mail wrote, "More top pop sounds from the four girl group should see them holding their own despite all the competition around these days."[1] Can't Stop the Pop complimented the hooks of the song as "unmistakeably Max Martin through and through." They added that the "glorious pre-chorus (“We’ve got to stop this game, tell me do you feel the same?”) is arguably the highlight of the song. It’s an effortless snapshot of pop music at its most uplifting and sunniest".[2] Music Week stated that the group "should have no problems notching up their second hit with this melodic mid-tempo chugger. Co-written by former heavy metal man Max Martin, who has also penned some of the Backstreet Boys' most memorable tunes, it has sweet and very tight harmonies from the girls, some a little redolent of Abba — and that can't be bad."[3] An editor from Sunday Mirror described the song as "gnawingly good pop which should have you all on solids by the end of the week."[4]
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI)[5] | 18 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] | 23 |
| Scotland (OCC)[7] | 18 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 16 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 35 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 51 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 72 |