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I Wanna Be a Kennedy

{{Infobox song

| name = I Wanna Be a Kennedy

| cover = IWBAKennedy.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = U96

| album = Das Boot

| B-side = *"220 BPM"

  • "No Control"
  • "Is Patsy a Virgin?"
  • Remix

| released = February 1992

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = *5:30 (album version/U.S. mix)

  • 3:22 (7")

| label = Polydor

| writer = *Bela Lagonda

  • Harry Castioni
  • Jeff Wycombe
  • Alex Christensen

| producer = *Alex Christensen

  • Matiz

| chronology = U96

| prev_title = Das Boot

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Love Sees No Colour

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1EY07w_8jV8|"I Wanna be a Kennedy"}}}}

}}

"I Wanna Be a Kennedy" is a song recorded by German dance music project U96, released as the second single from their debut album, Das Boot. Musically, the song is very similar to the 1980 song "Fade to Grey" by British new wave band Visage, in which its similarity can be clearly heard in the main synthesizer riff. It was successful in Germany, Switzerland and Austria where it was a top ten hit.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave the song four out of five, stating that U96 "could turn out to be more than one-hit-wonders thanks to I Wanna Be A Kennedy, a thumping rave track based on Visage's Fade To Grey. It all sounds a bit dated, but then so did Das Boot."{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-10-31.pdf |title= Dance |magazine= Music Week |date= 31 October 1992 |page= 9 |accessdate= 2 October 2020}}

Track listings

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  • CD single, 12" maxi
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix) — 5:25
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy-mix) — 5:25
  3. "220 BPM" — 3:40
  • 12" maxi, CD single - Remixes
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix) — 6:00
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix) — 5:25
  3. "No Control" — 4:30
  • 12" maxi - UK
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix edit)
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy mix)
  3. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix)
  4. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix)

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  • 12" maxi - Promo, Germany
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  2. "I Wanna Be A Kennedy" (untitled mix)
  3. "Is Patsy a Virgin?"
  • CD single - UK
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (7") — 3:22
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix) — 5:33
  3. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy mix) — 5:25
  4. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix) — 6:01
  5. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix) — 5:25
  • Cassette, double length - UK
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (7")
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard edit)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1992)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Austria|6|artist=U 96|song=I Wanna Be a Kennedy|access-date=5 May 2025}}
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book | first=Timo | last= Pennanen |year= 2006 | title=Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 | edition= 1st | publisher=Tammi | location= Helsinki| isbn= 9789511210535| language= Finnish }}

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{{single chart|France|9|artist=U 96|song=Das Boot . Kennedy|access-date=5 May 2025|note=with "Das Boot"}}
{{single chart|Germany|4|artist=U 96|song=I Wanna Be a Kennedy|songid=2417|access-date=5 May 2025}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|36|artist=U96|song=I Wanna Be A Kennedy|access-date=19 June 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|40|artist=U 96|song=I Wanna Be a Kennedy|access-date=5 May 2025}}
{{single chart|Sweden|32|artist=U 96|song=I Wanna Be a Kennedy|access-date=5 May 2025}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=U 96|song=I Wanna Be a Kennedy|access-date=5 May 2025}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1992)

!Position

Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1992|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1992|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=7 March 2020}}

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Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1992|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992|language=de|access-date=5 May 2025}}

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References

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Category:1992 singles

Category:U96 songs

Category:1992 songs

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Alex Christensen

Category:Songs written by Alex Christensen

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