I Wanna (Marie N song)

Summary

"I Wanna", also known in its original version as "I Wonna"[citation needed], is a song recorded and composed by Latvian singer Marie N. It was the Latvian winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, held in Tallinn, awarding the country its first victory in the contest.

"I Wanna"
Single by Marie N
from the album On a Journey
Released2002
GenreLatin pop
Length3:01
LabelBaltic
Songwriter(s)
Marie N singles chronology
"I Wanna"
(2002)
"I Feel Good"
(2003)
Eurovision Song Contest 2002 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Marija Naumova
As
Marie N
Language
English
Composer(s)
Marija Naumova
Lyricist(s)
  • Marija Naumova
  • Marats Samauskis
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
176
Entry chronology
◄ "Too Much" (2001)
"Hello From Mars" (2003) ►

Eurovision Song Contest edit

The song is particularly famous for Marie's performance. She began wearing a white suit and a trilby hat, which was removed by one of her dancers. As the song continued, other dancers removed her suit jacket and her dark shirt, revealing the top of a red dress. The suit trousers were then removed, revealing the bottom half of the short dress. On the final beat of the song, the hem was pulled, revealing the dress to be much longer. This visual performance was also supported by a salsa-style song, which made full use of the more up-beat tempos increasingly finding success in the contest.[citation needed]

The song was performed twenty-third on the night, following Slovenia's Sestre with "Samo ljubezen" and preceding Lithuania's Aivaras with "Happy You". At the close of voting, it had received 176 points, placing 1st in a field of 24.[1] It marked Latvia's first win in the contest. The song, however, was a commercial failure both in Latvia and Europe.[2]

Composition edit

The lyrics are relatively simple, with the singer telling her lover that she wants to control their relationship.[citation needed]

Track listing edit

CD single[3]
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna" (Radio Version)3:01
2."I Wanna" (Pedro Pub Mix)3:32
3."I Wanna" (Salsa Version)3:44
4."I Wanna" (Marie N Featuring DJ Dust)3:46
5."I Wanna" (Dance Mix)4:01

Charts edit

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 15

References edit

  1. ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002". eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. ^ "Winners of the 2000s - What happened to them?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  3. ^ "I Wanna von Marie N".
  4. ^ "Marie N – I Wanna" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest winners
2002
Succeeded by