U Make Me Wanna (Blue song) explained

U Make Me Wanna
Cover:	Blue U Make Me Wanna.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Blue
Album:	One Love
B-Side:	Made for Loving You
Studio:	StarGate (Norway)
Length:	3:39
Label:	Innocent Virgin
Producer:	StarGate
Prev Title:	Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Guilty
Next Year:	2003

"U Make Me Wanna" is a song by English boy band Blue. It was released as the third and final single from their second studio album, One Love (2002). It was released on 17 March 2003 in the United Kingdom and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

A bilingual remake of the same name was included on Elva Hsiao's Love's Theme Song, Kiss album. Blue was featured on the track and on the music video.^[1]

Music video

The music video for "U Make Me Wanna" was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.

Track listings

UK and Japanese CD single^{[2] [3]}

1. "U Make Me Wanna" – 3:39
2. "U Make Me Wanna" (Urban North edit) – 3:18
3. "Made for Loving You" – 3:25
4. "U Make Me Wanna" (video) – 3:47
5. 4 × 30-second clips
   1. Are we sex symbols?
   2. "Long Time" (acappella)
   3. Behind the scenes/"U Make Me Wanna" (Urban North Edit audio snippet)
   4. Favourite...

UK cassette single^[4]

1. "U Make Me Wanna" – 3:39
2. "U Make Me Wanna" (Stargate extended mix) – 5:29
3. "Made for Loving You" – 3:25

UK DVD single^[5]

1. "U Make Me Wanna" (video)
2. "U Make Me Wanna" (Urban North extended/photo gallery)
3. "U Make Me Wanna" (Big Jay Remix/photo gallery)
4. 4 × 30-second clips
   1. Japan promo tour
   2. Dublin fans
   3. "One Love" (live)
   4. 70's medley

European CD single^[6]

1. "U Make Me Wanna" – 3:39
2. "Made for Loving You" – 3:25

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.^[2]

Studio

• Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)

Personnel

• Steve Robson – writing
• John McLaughlin – writing
• Harry Wilkins – writing
• Blue – all vocals
• StarGate – production
  • Mikkel SE – all instruments
  • Hallgeir Rustan – all instruments
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – all instruments
• Max Dodson – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Czech Republic (IFPI)^[7]	2
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	17
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Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[9]	5
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Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	71
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	51
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	72
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[13]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	39
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	62

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	17 March 2003			^[16]
Japan	29 March 2003	CD		^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 蕭亞軒 Elva Hsiao - U make me wanna fear.blue (官方完整版MV). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/hNqFD-cGkeo . 13 December 2021 . live. . 20 October 2015.
2. U Make Me Wanna. Blue. 2003. UK CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINCD44, 7243 5 47031 0 2.
3. U Make Me Wanna. Blue. 2003. Japanese CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. VJCP-12167.
4. U Make Me Wanna. Blue. 2003. UK cassette single sleeve. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINC44, 7243 5 47031 4 0.
5. U Make Me Wanna. Blue. 2003. UK DVD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINDVD44, 724349058798.
6. U Make Me Wanna. Blue. 2003. European CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 724354710728.
7. Web site: Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden 31/2003. IFPI ČR. cs. 13 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20030804092100/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm. 4 August 2003. dead.
8. Web site: Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 45. 24 May 2003. 21 July 2012.
9. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 31, saptamina 11.08–17.08, 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050218234436/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10082.html. 18 February 2005. 29 August 2020.
10. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2003. austriancharts.at. de. 12 February 2020.
11. Web site: Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2003. GfK Entertainment. de. 12 February 2020.
12. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2003. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113024/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
13. Web site: Topul anului 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050122205325/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html. 22 January 2005. 4 May 2020.
14. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003. hitparade.ch. de. 12 February 2020.
15. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2003. UKChartsPlus. 12 February 2020.
16. New Releases – For Week Starting 17 March 2003: Singles. Music Week. 29. 15 March 2003. 2 September 2021.
17. Web site: ユー・メイク・ミー・ワナ ブルー. U Make Me Wanna Blue. Oricon. ja. 29 August 2023.