"Wanted" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Hunter Hayes.

[4] Upon release, "Wanted" was met with generally positive reviews and went on to be certified 4× Platinum in the US for sales of over 3.6 million.

Hunter told Taste of Country about writing the song: "At the time, I was trying to tell somebody something, but I couldn't figure out how to say it.

Dukes wrote, "It’s a mature lyric that will wrap around the hearts of country loving women nationwide."

[9] "Wanted" debuted at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 27, 2012.

The song's appearance at number one made Hayes the youngest solo male artist (by three months and one week) to top the Hot Country Songs chart, surpassing a record set in 1973 by Johnny Rodriguez's "You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)".

[11] In 2016, Billboard ranked "Wanted" at number three on a "Greatest of All Time" Country Songs chart behind Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" and Leroy Van Dyke's "Walk on By".