"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English pop band Dead or Alive.

Held and released in August 1983 as the second single from Dead or Alive's debut studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984).

The song was not a success when released, peaking at No.

After Dead or Alive's UK Top 40 success of "That's the Way (I Like It)", "What I Want" was re-issued in June 1984.

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