"I Wanna Be Somebody" | ||||
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Single by W.A.S.P. | ||||
from the album W.A.S.P. | ||||
B-side | "Tormentor" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Blackie Lawless | |||
Producer(s) | Blackie Lawless, Mike Varney | |||
W.A.S.P. singles chronology | ||||
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"I Wanna Be Somebody" is the first single from heavy metal band W.A.S.P.'s debut album W.A.S.P.
It was ranked at #84 in VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. [2] The song's title is taken from a Barney Miller episode, where Detective Ron Harris states that "God I Wanna Be Somebody" in a manner which Blackie Lawless found humorous. [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Be Somebody" | 3:42 |
2. | "Tormentor" | 3:36 |
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [4] | 30 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] | 77 |
"I Wanna Be Somebody" | ||||
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Single by W.A.S.P. | ||||
from the album W.A.S.P. | ||||
B-side | "Tormentor" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Blackie Lawless | |||
Producer(s) | Blackie Lawless, Mike Varney | |||
W.A.S.P. singles chronology | ||||
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"I Wanna Be Somebody" is the first single from heavy metal band W.A.S.P.'s debut album W.A.S.P.
It was ranked at #84 in VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. [2] The song's title is taken from a Barney Miller episode, where Detective Ron Harris states that "God I Wanna Be Somebody" in a manner which Blackie Lawless found humorous. [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Be Somebody" | 3:42 |
2. | "Tormentor" | 3:36 |
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [4] | 30 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] | 77 |