What You Want

song by Evanescence
VisualArtwork single Q1614499
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What You Want

Summary

What You Want is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What You Want's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • What You Want's genre is alternative metal[4].
  • What You Want followed Good Enough[5].
  • What You Want was followed by My Heart Is Broken[6].
  • What You Want was produced by Nick Raskulinecz[7].
  • What You Want was performed by Evanescence[8].
  • What You Want's record label is recorded as Wind-up Records[9].
  • What You Want is part of Evanescence[10].
  • What You Want was distributed by music download[11].
  • What You Want's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • What You Want was released on August 9, 2011[13].
  • What You Want's lyricist is recorded as Amy Lee[14].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Single[15]

  • First release date: 2011-08-09[16]

  • Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, rock, symphonic metal, symphonic rock[17]

  • Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, rock, symphonic metal, symphonic rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8d1d5cc0-f46d-473b-b422-1fba523aaf12[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on What You Want was Evanescence[8]. It was produced by Nick Raskulinecz[7].

Publication

What You Want was published on August 9, 2011[13]. Its genre is alternative metal[4]. It is part of Evanescence[10]. It was distributed by music download[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

What You Want followed Good Enough[5]. It was followed by My Heart Is Broken[6].

Why It Matters

What You Want ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Sin bin im the teal one · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lyricist Amy Lee
    Followed by My Heart Is Broken
    Publication date +2011-08-09T00:00:00Z
    Record label
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1476]]: What You Want"
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