I Wish (Gabrielle song)

"I Wish"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
B-side"We Don't Talk"
Released29 November 1993 (1993-11-29)
Length4:49
LabelGo! Beat
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jon Douglas
Producer(s)Jon Douglas
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Going Nowhere"
(1993) 		"I Wish"
(1993) 		"Because of You"
(1994)
Music video
"I Wish" on YouTube

"I Wish" is a song by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jon Douglas for her debut album, Find Your Way (1993), while production was helmed by Douglas. Released as the album's third single on 29 November 1993 by Go! Beat, the song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. In North America, "I Wish" reached number 52 in the United States and number 76 in Canada.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Top 40 follow-up to the breakthrough hit "Dreams" shows Gabrielle in fine, feline voice, delivering sweetly romantic lyrics atop a plush shuffle beat. Coated with delicious strings and a light soul subtext, single has the strength to easily surpass its predecessor's chart peak and firmly establish Gabrielle as a radio star with a long and bright future."[1] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five. He added, "There's a surfeit of superior soul balladeering this week, and Gabrielle's is one of the best. it is likely to be huge."[2] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "pleasant nasally crooned rolling swayer".[3] German band Culture Beat reviewed the song for Smash Hits, giving it three out of five.[4]

Track listings

UK CD and 12-inch single[5][6]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix) 
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B mix) 
3."We Don't Talk" (Cleveland City house mix) 
4."We Don't Talk" (Speechless mix) 
UK 7-inch and cassette single; Japanese mini-CD single[7][8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix) 
2."I Wish" ('KC' R'n'B mix) 
European and Canadian CD single[10][11]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (7-inch mix)4:48
2."We Don't Talk" (Speechless mix)4:33
US 12-inch single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (club mix)5:05
2."I Wish" (radio mix)3:55
3."I Wish" (instrumental)4:44
4."I Wish" (club mix Brooklyn style)5:26
5."I Wish" (radio mix Brooklyn style)3:57
US cassette single[13]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wish" (radio mix)3:55
2."I Wish" (radio mix Brooklyn style)3:57
3."I Wish"4:48
4."Dreams" (live)4:40

Charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[14] 76
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 69
Europe (European AC Radio)[16] 19
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[17] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 26
UK Airplay (Music Week)[19] 8
UK Dance (Music Week)[20] 4
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[21] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 52
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[24] 30
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[25] 25

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 29 November 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Go! Beat [26]
Japan 25 February 1994 Mini-CD [27]

References

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (26 March 1994). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. N55. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (13 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (27 November 1993). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. 24 November 1993.
  5. ^ I Wish (UK CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODCD 108, 857 363-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ I Wish (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODX 108, 857 363-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ I Wish (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GOD 108, 857 362-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ I Wish (UK cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. GODMC 108, 857 362-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ I Wish (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1994. PODD-1039.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ I Wish (European CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1993. 857 362-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ I Wish (Canadian CD single disc notes). Gabrielle. Go! Discs. 1993. 422 857 622-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ I Wish (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Gabrielle. London Records. 1993. 857 521-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ I Wish (US cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. London Records. 1993. 857 520-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2543." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 31. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 7. 12 February 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.–9. febr. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 February 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  19. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 December 1993. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  21. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 4 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Gabrielle Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Promos in Production" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  27. ^ "アイ・ウィッシュ | ガブリエル" [I Wish | Gabrielle] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 January 2024.