Whatever You Want (Tina Turner song)

"Whatever You Want"
"Whatever You Want"
Single by Tina Turner
from the album Wildest Dreams
B-side	"Unfinished Sympathy"
Released	March 4, 1996 (EU); March 11, 1996 (UK)
Length	4:45
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Arthur Baker; Fred Zarr; Taylor Dayne;
Producer(s)	Trevor Horn
Tina Turner singles chronology
Music video
	"Whatever You Want" on YouTube

"Whatever You Want" is a song performed by American recording artist Tina Turner from her ninth studio album, Wildest Dreams (1996). It was written by Arthur Baker, Fred Zarr, and Taylor Dayne and is noted for its different levels of energy and strong vocal performance, as well as its orchestral arrangement and complex production, courtesy of producer Trevor Horn.

The song was released as the lead single from the album in March 1996 by Parlophone Records and was the opening number on her Wildest Dreams Tour same year. The song became a moderate success on the charts, reaching top ten in Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and Italy, while reaching the top twenty in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland. Its music video was directed by Stéphane Sednaoui.

Critical reception

Ross Jones from The Guardian complimented the song as "epic", adding that "this is Trevor Horn's finest, most expensive sounding production in years".^[2] A reviewer from Music Week gave it four out of five, writing, "It's a simple song, but sung with all her usual gusto and a useful preview for her first new album in six years."^[3] Damien Mendis from the Record Mirror Dance Update gave the remix five out of five, stating that the original "has been gloriously produced" by Horn. He added further that Todd Terry "has tackled the Phil Spector-style production and turned it into a way cool Frozen Sum mix that, although minimalist, is effective enough to keep dancefloors jumpin' and speakers pumpin'."^[4] Also Gavin Reeve from Smash Hits gave "Whatever You Want" four out of five, naming it a "corker". He added, "It's as atmospheric as 'GoldenEye', as steamy as 'Steamy Windows' and deserves to be a huge hit."^[5]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by French director, photographer, film producer and actor Stéphane Sednaoui. It features Turner with futuristic special effects surrounding her. The special effects become more vigorous as the song progresses.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]^[7]	94
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	26
Czech Republic (IFPI CR)^[10]	8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	23
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	9
Germany (GfK)^[13]	53
Hungary (Mahasz)^[14]	6
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[15]	27
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[14]	5
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)^[16]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[18]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[19]	16
Scotland (OCC)^[20]	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[21]	36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22]	18
UK Singles (OCC)^[23]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[24]	200

Other versions

The song was released as a 1998 single by Taylor Dayne from her album Naked Without You. It was remixed by Soul Solution and was a hit in the clubs, peaking at number 6 on the US Billboard dance chart.^[25] Taylor Dayne's version was remixed and re-released on 7 May 2005 on the "Whatever You Want"/"Naked Without You" remix EP (CPD 59572)

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 9, 1996. p. 31.
^ Jones, Ross (March 9, 1996). "Reviews: Singles". p. 31. The Guardian.
^ "Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. March 2, 1996. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ Mendis, Damien (April 20, 1996). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ Reeve, Gavin (March 13, 1996). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 61. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 May 1996". Retrieved September 29, 2017 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 285.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 22. June 1, 1996. p. 15. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 14. April 6, 1996. p. 18. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Tina Turner: Whatever You Want" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 13. March 30, 1996. p. 21. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 167 Vikuna 27.4. – 3.5. '96)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 14. 6 April 1996. p. 29.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tina Turner" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ "Jaarlijsten 1996" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
^ "Taylor Dayne - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02.

External links

"Whatever You Want" on YouTube

[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 9, 1996. p. 31.

[2] Jones, Ross (March 9, 1996). "Reviews: Singles". p. 31. The Guardian.

[3] "Reviews" (PDF). Music Week. March 2, 1996. p. 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[4] Mendis, Damien (April 20, 1996). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[5] Reeve, Gavin (March 13, 1996). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 61. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[6] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 May 1996". Retrieved September 29, 2017 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.

[7] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 285.

[sc_Austria_Tina_Turner-8] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_Flanders_Tina_Turner-9] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[10] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 22. June 1, 1996. p. 15. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[11] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 14. April 6, 1996. p. 18. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[sc_Finland_Tina_Turner-12] "Tina Turner: Whatever You Want" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_Germany_Tina_Turner-13] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[m&m-14] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 13. March 30, 1996. p. 21. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[15] "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 167 Vikuna 27.4. – 3.5. '96)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[16] "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 14. 6 April 1996. p. 29.

[sc_Dutch40_Tina_Turner-17] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tina Turner" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Tina_Turner-18] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_New_Zealand_Tina_Turner-19] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_Scotland_-20] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_Sweden_Tina_Turner-21] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_Switzerland_Tina_Turner-22] "Tina Turner – Whatever You Want". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Tina_Turner-23] "Tina Turner: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[24] "Jaarlijsten 1996" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

[25] "Taylor Dayne - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02.

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Studio albums	Tina Turns the Country On! Acid Queen Rough Love Explosion Private Dancer Break Every Rule Foreign Affair Wildest Dreams Twenty Four Seven
Live albums	Tina Live in Europe VH1 Divas Live '99 Tina Live
Soundtracks	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome What's Love Got to Do with It
Compilation albums	Simply the Best The Collected Recordings: Sixties to Nineties All the Best Tina! Love Songs Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
Singles	"Baby, Get It On" "Whole Lotta Love" "Acid Queen" "Under My Thumb" "Sometimes When We Touch" "Night Time Is the Right Time" "Back Stabbers" "Let's Stay Together" "Help!" "What's Love Got to Do with It" "Better Be Good to Me" "Private Dancer" "I Can't Stand the Rain" "Show Some Respect" "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" "One of the Living" "Typical Male" "Back Where You Started" "Two People" "Girls" "What You Get Is What You See" "Break Every Rule" "Paradise Is Here" "Afterglow" "Nutbush City Limits" "Addicted to Love" "Tonight" "A Change Is Gonna Come" "634-5789" "The Best" "I Don't Wanna Lose You" "Steamy Windows" "Look Me in the Heart" "Foreign Affair" "Be Tender with Me Baby" "Nutbush City Limits (The 90s Version)" "Way of the World" "Love Thing" "I Want You Near Me" "(Simply) The Best" "I Don't Wanna Fight" "Disco Inferno" "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight" "Proud Mary" "GoldenEye" "Whatever You Want" "On Silent Wings" "Missing You" "Something Beautiful Remains" "In Your Wildest Dreams" "When the Heartache Is Over" "Whatever You Need" "Don't Leave Me This Way" "Open Arms" "Complicated Disaster"
Guest singles	"Boxtop" "Ball of Confusion" "Tonight" "It's Only Love" "Tearing Us Apart" "It Takes Two" "Cose della vita - Can't Stop Thinking of You" "Teach Me Again"
Videography	One Last Time Live in Concert All the Best: The Live Collection Tina Live
Tours	Private Dancer Tour Break Every Rule World Tour Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour What's Love? Tour Wildest Dreams Tour Twenty Four Seven Tour Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour
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Studio albums	Tell It to My Heart (1988) Can't Fight Fate (1989) Soul Dancing (1993) Naked Without You (1998) Satisfied (2008)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1995)
Singles	"Tell It to My Heart" "Prove Your Love" "I'll Always Love You" "Don't Rush Me" "With Every Beat of My Heart" "Love Will Lead You Back" "I'll Be Your Shelter" "Heart of Stone" "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" "Send Me a Lover" "Original Sin" "Say a Prayer" "Whatever You Want" "Naked Without You" "Planet Love" "How Many" "Beautiful" "Facing a Miracle"
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