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“You Wanted More” by Tonic
From the album Sugar (1999)
“You Wanted More” by Tonic appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 1999. It was first released in 1999 on the album Sugar. Its best result is #43 on the Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #116 alternative song of 1999.
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"You Wanted More" found its audience before its album did: the Los Angeles band Tonic first let it loose in the film American Pie in 1999, and it turned up again later that year on Sugar, their second record. Emerson Hart, Dan Lavery and Jeff Russo wrote it, Mark Endert co-produced with the band, and Andy Wallace mixed.
The song runs through a whole litany of definitions of love before the chorus lands on the real complaint: somebody asked for more than the singer had to give. One reviewer caught the gap between the tough guitar chords and the soft-hearted words, and that push-pull is the whole appeal. It reached number three on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 | 106 |
| 1999 | 94 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 | 101 |
| 1999 | 78 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 | 92 |
| 1999 | 57 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999 | 103 |
| 1999 | 43 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 | 104 |
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