Wishes (song)

"Wishes"
Single by Human Nature
from the album Telling Everybody
B-side	"You Know"
Released	20 October 1996
Format	CD single
Recorded	1996 Sydney, Australia
Genre	Pop
Length	4:06
Label	Sony Music Records, Columbia Records
Writer(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^^

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. "Musicline.de – Human Nature Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
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". Australian Recording Industry Association.
11. "Winners By Year - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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