Song · Daughtry
“What I Want” by Daughtry
From the album Daughtry (2006)
“What I Want” by Daughtry appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2010. It was first released in 2006 on the album Daughtry. Its best result is #63 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #437 alternative song of 2007.
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Daughtry sent "What I Want" to American rock radio in April 2007, and only there, for a reason: the band's self-titled debut had already scored on rock stations with "It's Not Over", but the lighter-sounding follow-up, "Home", wasn't getting played on the format, so they needed something with teeth. This was it, the third single overall and the second aimed at rock stations, and it came with a ringer: Slash, lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, on guitar, earning the first featured-artist credit of his career.
Chris Daughtry wrote it with Brian Howes, Howard Benson produced and Chris Lord-Alge mixed. Since it never got a full single release there was no video, but it did end up in Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 71 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 63 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 442 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) | 500 |
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