"Want Me, Want Me" is

Namie Amuro Namie Amuro ( ; ja, 安室奈美恵, Amuro Namie, label=none; born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure of ...

's 28th solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was released in two formats CD and CD&DVD on April 6, 2005. The CD format contained a B-side track and its instrumental while the CD&DVD format had no B-side but came with the music video. It was the last retailed single to precede her sixth studio album, ''Queen of Hip-Pop'' (2005).

History

Amuro was a guest at the 2005 Kobe Collection, an important fashion event, and the song was unveiled for the first time at the latter. In an interview for the May 2005 edition of Woofin' Magazine, the singer revealed that ''Want Me, Want Me'' was a song she had already planned for her next album, but she really liked it and therefore decided to release it as a single.

Song information

"Want Me, Want Me" is best described as a fusion of bhangra and

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music. Its arrangement and composition is most similar to reggaeton music, but it utilizes a

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sample. The single debuted at #2 and opened with her largest sales figure for a single since her 2001 hit, "lovin' it (Namie Amuro & Verbal)."

Music video

The video for "Want Me, Want Me" was shot in an undisclosed studio by director Masashi Muto. It involves Amuro and several dancers performing in a flooded room. The room changes between two colors, blue and beige. Extras of various

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backgrounds were used as background dancers throughout the video.

Track listing

;CD only format ;CD and DVD

Personnel

*Namie Amuro –

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, background vocals *Michico – background vocals *Sugi-V – all instruments

Production

*Producers – Sugi-V, Michico *Vocal Production – Michico *Mixing – D.O.I *Music Video Director – Masashi Muto *Hair & Make Up – Akemi Nakano *Stylist – Noriko Goto *Photography – Shoji Uchida *Design: Aratame

TV performances

*March 24, 2005 – Kobe Collection '05 *April 2, 2005 – CDTV *April 9, 2005 – Music Fighter *April 14, 2005 – Utaban *April 22, 2005 – Music Station *June 4, 2005 – MTV Video Awards Japan 2005

Cover versions

* Shaan &

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recorded an Indian version for the Bollywood film,

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, titled 'Aa Khushi Se Khud Khushi Kar Le'. A remix of the song was also released. *

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, a Filipino singer covered the song titled 'Gumalaw Na' in the album, Bollywood Fever (2006). * Mina recorded a Korean version, titled 'Istanbul'. *The sitar sample from the song was also featured in the background music to the cycle 8 premiere episode of ''America's Next Top Model''.

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

RIAJ certification

"Want Me, Want Me" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

References

{{Namie Amuro singles 2005 singles Namie Amuro songs Avex Trax singles 2005 songs