It has particularly become a popular term through its use to describe a series of songs featured in Disney Renaissance films in which main characters sing about their dissatisfaction with their current lives and what they're searching for.
[6] On Musicals 101, Kenrick listed historical examples of "I Want" songs including My Fair Lady's "Wouldn't It Be Loverly", The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World", The Book of Mormon's "You and Me (But Mostly Me)", The Sound of Music's "I Have Confidence", Wicked's "The Wizard and I", Hamilton's "My Shot" and "Wait for It", Carnival's "Mira", The Producers' "King of Broadway", and Dear Evan Hansen's "Waving Through a Window."
Kenrick also pointed out that Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1986 Broadway musical, Into the Woods, begins and ends with a character stating "I wish.
"[6] Schwartz has also written "I Want" songs for live action musicals, including "Corner of the Sky" for Pippin and "The Wizard and I" for Wicked.
[11][2] Meanwhile, the WFPL listed "Belle", "Somewhere That's Green" from Little Shop of Horrors, "Wouldn't It Be Loverly", "Lonely Room", "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin, and "Part of Your World" as great "I Want" songs.