"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English New Wave/Dance band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released as the second single from Dead or Alive's album Sophisticated Boom Boom.
The song was not a success when released, peaking at number eighty-eight in the UK Singles Chart. After Dead or Alive's UK top-forty success of "That's the Way (I Like It)", "What I Want" was re-issued in 1984. It did not fare much better during its second chart run, placing only one position higher, at number eighty-seven.
"What I Want" is the second U.S. rock single, (the third overall), from the band Daughtry from their self titled debut album. It was released only to U.S. Rock radio on April 23, 2007. The song features Slash on guitar, and is the heaviest song on the album.
The band opted to release the track to rock radio only, due to the fact that their second single, "Home", was not being played on rock stations due to its lighter sound. Since the band had had success on the format with their first single, "It's Not Over", they wanted to follow the song up, so "What I Want" was serviced to rock stations as the second single, while "Home" served as the mainstream, physically released second single. Since this was not a full single release, a music video for the song was not made.
