Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Lead Vocals
Guy Roche
Guy Roche
Programming
Shelly Peiken
Shelly Peiken
Background Vocals
John Goux
John Goux
Guitar
Bruce Watson
Bruce Watson
Guitar
Matt Laug
Matt Laug
Tambourine
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Guy Roche
Guy Roche
Arranger
Shelly Peiken
Shelly Peiken
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Guy Roche
Guy Roche
Producer
Dave Way
Dave Way
Mixing Engineer
Michael Huff
Michael Huff
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mario Luccy
Mario Luccy
Engineer
"Famous" David Nash
"Famous" David Nash
Assistant Engineer
Eddy Schreyer
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Yeah, come on
[Verse 1]
I wanna thank you for giving me time to breathe
Like a rock, you waited so patiently
While I got it together, oh
While I figured it out (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
I only looked, but I never touched
'Cause in my heart was a picture of us
Holding hands, making plans
And it's lucky for me you understand
[Chorus]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever makes me happy, sets you free
And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly
[Chorus]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever keeps me in your arms
And I'm thanking you for giving it to me
[Verse 3]
What I want is what you got
And what you got is what I want
[Verse 4]
There was a time I was blind, I was so confused (Yeah, yeah)
I ran away just to hide it all from you
But baby, you knew me better, mmm
Than I knew myself
[Verse 5]
They say if you love something, let it go
If it comes back, it's yours, that's how you know
It's for keeps, yeah, it's for sure
And you're ready and willing to give me more than
[Chorus]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever makes me happy, sets you free
And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly
[Chorus]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever keeps me in your arms
And I'm thanking you for giving it to me
[Bridge]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Somebody sensitive, courageous, sexy, cool like you
[Bridge]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs (What you got)
Whoa, oh yeah (Is what I want)
What a girl wants (You're so right)
What a girl needs (You're so good)
[Bridge]
You let a girl know how much you
Care about her, I swear
You're the one who always knew
You knew, you knew, you knew, you knew
Ooh-oh, I'm thanking you for being there for me
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever keeps me in your arms (Whatever keeps me in your arms is what I need)
[Chorus]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever makes me happy, sets you free (Oh, it's what I need, oh, it's what I want)
And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly (What I need, what I want, you got it, yeah)
[Chorus]
What a girl wants
What a girl needs
Whatever keeps me in your arms (Oh, baby, I need you 'cause you know)
And I'm thanking you for giving it
[Chorus]
What a girl wants (What I want)
What a girl needs (Is what you got)
Whatever makes me happy, sets you free (What you got is what I want)
And I'm thanking you for giving it to me
[Outro]
Oh baby, oh darling (A girl wants, a girl needs)
Thank you, thank you for giving me what I want
And what I need, whoa, oh yeah (A girl wants, a girl needs)
Written by: Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken
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