I Want (song)

{{For-multi|the musical film trope|"I Want" song|the French song that translates to "I want"|Je veux|other songs with the name|I Want (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox song

| name = I Want

| cover = Ive I Want cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = Promotional single

| artist = Ive

| album =

| released = July 13, 2023

| recorded =

| language = Korean

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:00

| label = Starship

| writer = * Jeong Min-ji

  • Myung Ji-eun
  • Oh Yoo-won
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Tyler Spry
  • Alida Peck
  • Alma Goodman
  • Sweetner

| producer = * Ryan S. Jhun

  • Tyler Spry
  • Alida Peck
  • Alma Goodman

| chronology = Ive promotional singles

| prev_title =

| prev_title2 =

| next_title = Summer Festa

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|okVTSehE414|"I Want"}}|type=song}}

}}

"I Want" is a song by South Korean girl group Ive, released as a Pepsi campaign song though Starship Entertainment on July 13, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Hong |date=2023-07-04 |title=IVE to drop Pepsi campaign song "I Want" |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230704000534 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714060720/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230704000534 |url-status=live }} It was written by various contributors including Ryan S. Jhun, who had worked on many of the group's previous singles, while composition and arrangement was handled by Jhun, Tyler Spry, Alida Peck and Alma Goodman.

Background and composition

Several Ive members have previously been brand ambassadors for Pepsi; Yujin was chosen as a brand ambassador in 2021, followed by Wonyoung and Leeseo in 2022.{{cite web |title=아이브, 13일 'I WANT' 깜짝 컴백..펩시 컬래버 음원[공식] |trans-title=Ive, 'I Want' surprise comeback on the 13th ... Pepsi collaboration song [official] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003164523 |website=Star News |via=Naver |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=ko |date=2023-07-04 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714060718/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003164523 |url-status=live }} In the beginning of 2023, the group was chosen as Pepsi Zero Sugar's brand ambassador in South Korea.{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Yong-jun |date=2023-07-13 |title=Ive to drop 'I Want' with Pepsi |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/13/entertainment/kpop/IVE-Pepsi-I-WANT/20230713160724828.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714060719/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/13/entertainment/kpop/IVE-Pepsi-I-WANT/20230713160724828.html |url-status=live }} "I Want" features a "simple melody" with "unique" instrumentations and reinterprets "Pepsi's brand identity of 'fun,' 'food' and 'festa'", according to a press release by Pepsi Korea.{{cite web |title=아이브, 음원 퀸의 화려한 귀환…'I WANT' 발매 |trans-title=Ive, the splendid return of the music queen ... released 'I Want' |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000899839 |website=Sports Kyunghyang |via=Naver |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=ko |date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714060719/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000899839 |url-status=live }}

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.{{Cite web |title=I WANT - IVE (아이브) |url=http://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=36613696 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810094328/https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=36613696 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=2023-08-10 |publisher=Melon |language=ko}}

  • Ryan S. Jhun – lyricist, composer, arranger
  • Tyler Spry – lyricist, composer, arranger
  • Alida Peck – lyricist, composer
  • Alma Goodman – lyricist, composer
  • Jeong Min-ji – lyricist
  • Myung Ji-eun – lyricist
  • Oh Yoo-won – lyricist
  • Sweetner – lyricist

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Want"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web |title=Digital Chart – Week 36 of 2023 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=36&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914152931/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=36&hitYear=2023&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=September 14, 2023 |publisher=Circle Chart |language=ko}}

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=Monthly charts=

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|+ Monthly chart performance for "I Want"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web |title=Digital Chart – September 2023 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2023&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 12, 2023 |publisher=Circle Chart |language=ko}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for "I Want"

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korea (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/onoff.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2023&hitYear=2023&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=Digital Chart 2023|publisher=Circle Chart|access-date=January 12, 2024}}

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Release history

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|+Release history for "I Want"

! scope="col" |Region

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Format

! scope="col" |Label

! scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" |Various

|July 13, 2023

|{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

|{{Hlist|Starship|Kakao|Columbia}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web |title='I Want' - Single by IVE |date=July 13, 2023 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-want-single/1697073400 |access-date=October 26, 2023 |publisher=Apple Music |language=en-US}}

References