Wishful Sinful

"Wishful Sinful"
Denmark picture sleeve
Single by the Doors
from the album The Soft Parade
B-side"Who Scared You"
ReleasedMarch 1969 (1969-03)
RecordedJuly 26 & November 20–21, 1968
StudioElektra Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length2:55
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Robby Krieger
Producer(s)Paul A. Rothchild
The Doors singles chronology
"Touch Me"
(1968)
"Wishful Sinful"
(1969)
"Tell All the People"
(1969)

"Wishful Sinful" is a song by American rock band the Doors. Group guitarist Robby Krieger wrote the tune, which was first released in March 1969 as a single, as well as on the band's fourth album, The Soft Parade, later in July. "Wishful Sinful" follows the general theme of the album by incorporating elements of classical music.

In April 1969, the single reached No. 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 28 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart.[1][2] In Denmark, it peaked at No. 3, where it stayed in the Top 10 for a month.[3]

  1. ^ "The Doors Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "CashBox Top 100" (PDF). Cash Box. May 3, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wishful Sinful: The Doors". Danskehitlister.dk. Retrieved October 2, 2016.