Wanted (Jessie James song)

"Wanted"
Single by Jessie James
from the album Jessie James
ReleasedApril 14, 2009 (2009-04-14)
GenreDance-rock[1][2]
Length3:05
LabelMercury, Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)Jessie James, Kara DioGuardi, Mitch Allan, David Hodges
Producer(s)Mitch Allan
Jessie James singles chronology
"Wanted"
(2009)
"I Look So Good (Without You)"
(2009)

"Wanted" is the debut single released by American country-pop singer-songwriter Jessie James, taken from her self-titled debut album (2009). It was first released to American contemporary hit radio through Mercury Records on April 14, 2009, as the album's lead single and was later released to digital retailers on May 12.

Upon release, "Wanted" was generally well received by contemporary music critics, who praised James's "powerful" voice and the song's pop radio appeal.[3][4] The song entered the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2010;[5] it also charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at 82.

  1. ^ "Top 40/M Artist Info" (Jessie James). All Access Media Group. September 13, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jessie James – Jessie James – Amazon.com Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (August 10, 2009). "Jessie James Jessie James | Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  4. ^ K., Rudy (August 14, 2009). "Review: Jessie James – Jessie James". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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