James Dean (I Wanna Know)

"James Dean (I Wanna Know)" is a song by British singer Daniel Bedingfield. It was released in August 2002 as the second single from his debut studio album, Gotta Get Thru This. Like the debut single "Gotta Get Thru This", "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" was also a hit, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it his second top 10 hit. It also cracked the top 20 in Australia, peaking at number 19. The song name checks Freddie Mercury, Brad Pitt, Sly Stone and Daddy Warbucks.

"James Dean (I Wanna Know)"
Single by Daniel Bedingfield
from the album Gotta Get Thru This
Released	12 August 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Dance-pop bedroom pop[1]
Length	3:40
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Bedingfield
Producer(s)	Daniel Bedingfield Al Stone
Daniel Bedingfield singles chronology
"Gotta Get Thru This" (2001) "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (2002) "If You're Not the One" (2002)

Dom Passantino of Stylus Magazine described the song as "one final attempt at bedroom bounce-pop weirdness."[1] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger found the song's electro to be harsher than on previous efforts.[2]

Track listing

• UK CD1[3]

1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" – 3:42
2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (Acoustic Version) – 3:37
3. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (ATFC's Committed Vocal Mix) – 7:46
4. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (Music Video)

• UK CD2

1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (ATFC's Sectioned Dub)
2. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (M&M Vocal Mix)
3. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (Todd Edwards Life Line Vocal Remix)
4. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (Izzy B Vocal Mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 20 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 23 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 36 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 23 Scotland (OCC)[8] 13 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 4 UK Dance (OCC)[10] 12 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 36

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 108

References

1. Passantino, Dom (10 April 2006). "Gotta Get Thru This: Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millennium's UK #1 Singles". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
2. Ewing, Tom (1 January 2003). "Download This! 2002". FreakyTrigger. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
3. "James Dean (I Wanna Know): Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Daniel Bedingfield – James Dean (I Wanna Know)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 36. 31 August 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
6. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Daniel Bedingfield". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
7. "Charts.nz – Daniel Bedingfield – James Dean (I Wanna Know)". Top 40 Singles.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
11. "Daniel Bedingfield Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
12. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 3 December 2018.