Wishes (Human Nature song)

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This article is about the 1996 single by Human Nature. For other uses, see Wishes (disambiguation).

"Wishes"
Single by Human Nature
from the album Telling Everybody
B-side"You Know"
ReleasedOctober 1996
Recorded1996
Sydney, Australia
GenrePop
Length4:06
LabelSony Music Records, Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)Alan Glass, Andrew Klippel
Producer(s)Andrew Klippel
Human Nature singles chronology
"Tellin' Everybody"
(1996) 		"Wishes"
(1996) 		"Don't Say Goodbye"
(1997)

"Wishes" is a song by Human Nature, released as the third single from their album Telling Everybody. The song peaked at No. 6 in Australia, becoming their first top ten single, and peaked at No. 44 in the UK.[1][2]

Track listing[edit]

Australian single[3][edit]

  1. "Wishes" (written by: Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel)
  2. "Last Christmas" (written by: George Michael)
  3. "You Know" (written by: Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney & Paul Begaud)
  4. "Wishes II" (written by: Alan Glass & Andrew Klippel)

European single[4][edit]

  1. "Wishes"
  2. "You Know" (written by: Michael Tierney, Andrew Tierney & Paul Begaud)

UK single[5][edit]

  1. "Wishes" (album version) – 4:04
  2. "Wishes" (Carl Mcintosh's R & B Mix) – 4:32
  3. "Wishes" (Carl Mcintosh's Urban Alternative Mix) – 4:17
  4. "Wishes" (Ak's Comfort Zone Mix) – 4:54
  5. "Wishes" (a cappella) – 3:49

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

"Wishes" debuted at No. 43 in Australia in the week commencing October 27, 1996, before rising to a peak of No. 6 on January 12, 1997.[6]

Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 68
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 44

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 60
Chart (1997) Position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 94

Sales and certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards[edit]

"Wishes" was nominated for an ARIA music award at the 1997 ceremony.[13] It lost to "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1997 "Wishes" Highest Selling Single Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Human Nature Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "HUMAN NATURE Songs". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Human Nature - Wishes Aus". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Human Nature - Wishes EU". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Human Nature - Wishes UK". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Human Nature- Wishes". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Human Nature – Wishes". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Human Nature – Wishes" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997". aria.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  13. ^ "Winners By Year - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

External links[edit]

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