"I Wanna Hold You" is a song by English

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. It was released on 17 October 2005 as the third single from their second studio album, '' Wonderland'' (2005). It was written by band members

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, and

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. The song peaked at number three in the

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and number 13 in Ireland.

Background

The original version of the song was different from the single, this version was written by

and

. Its lyrics were "less mature" and resembled a song more suited to the ''

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'' album than the new and "grown-up" ''Wonderland'' album. The track was therefore edited. It was re-written by Tom and Dougie and re-recorded to be added onto McFly's second studio album, but not before it was featured on the album demo which has subsequently been spread across the internet. The new album version however was still criticised. Its lyrics "''I'd destroy the world for you''" were deemed inappropriate for a pop song. So McFly edited and re-recorded the song a further time changing the lyrics to "''I'll change the world for you''" instead.

Music video

McFly's video for "I Wanna Hold You" is more mature, removing McFly's signature comedic sketches for a serious performance-based video. The band, suited up, perform the whole video in front of an orchestra of beautiful women in blonde wigs. During the guitar solo, a woman appears to rise through the ground before McFly, dripping with a metallic looking paint.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "I Wanna Hold You" # "

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" UK CD2 # "I Wanna Hold You" # "Easy Way Out" # "Interview – Tom Fletcher interviews Danny Jones" # "I Wanna Hold You" (instrumental) UK DVD single # "I Wanna Hold You" (audio) # "New McFly Home Movie" # "I Wanna Hold You" (video)

Charts

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References

{{Authority control 2005 singles 2005 songs Island Records singles McFly songs Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham Songs written by Danny Jones Songs written by Dougie Poynter Songs written by Tom Fletcher Universal Records singles