| What I Want | |
| Cover: | Dead-Or-Alive-What-I-Want-250409-991.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dead or Alive |
| Album: | Sophisticated Boom Boom |
| Released: | September 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Length: | 3:42 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Prev Title: | Misty Circles |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | I'd Do Anything |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English pop band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in August 1983 as the second single from Dead or Alive's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984). The song was not a success when released, peaking at No. 88 in the UK Singles Chart. After Dead or Alive's UK Top 40 success of "That's the Way (I Like It)", "What I Want" was re-issued in June 1984. It placed only one position higher at No. 87.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 88 |
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 87 |