Wishes (Human Nature song)

"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]

"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)

Track listing

Australian single[3]

  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]

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

UK single[5]

  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.[6]

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

Year-end charts

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

Sales and certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12]Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

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

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1997"Wishes"Highest Selling SingleNominated

References