Wishes (song)

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This article is about the 1996 single by Human Nature. For other uses, see Wishes (disambiguation).
"Wishes"
Wishes Human Nature artwork.jpg
Single by Human Nature
from the album Telling Everybody
B-side"You Know"
Released20 October 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 an album 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.[1]

Track listing[]

Australian single[2][]

  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[3][]

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

UK single[4][]

  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[]

Weekly charts[]

"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.[5]

Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 6
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 68

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 60
Chart (1997) Position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 94

Sales and certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards[]

"Wishes" was nominated for an ARIA music award at the 1997 ceremony.[11] It lost to "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden.

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Human Nature Charts". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Human Nature - Wishes Aus". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Human Nature - Wishes EU". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Human Nature - Wishes UK". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Human Nature- Wishes". Australian Charts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Human Nature – Wishes". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Human Nature – Wishes" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997". aria.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  11. ^ "Winners By Year - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

External links[]

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