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'''You Wanted More''' is a [[1999]] song by the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] band [[Tonic (band)|Tonic]], off their album [[Sugar (Tonic album)|Sugar]]. |
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The song is best known for its use in the 1999 film [[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]. |
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[[Category:A-ha songs]] |
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[[Category:Redirects from songs]] |
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==Lyrics== |
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The lyrics include many lines beginning with "Love is": "Love is tragic", "love is strong", "love is surely better when it's gone", etc. |
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The chorus expresses that the singer's love interest was too demanding: "'Cause you wanted more/More than I could give/More than I could handle/In a life that I can't live". |
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==Chart performance== |
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The single peaked at #103 on the [[Billboard chart]], keeping it just out of reach of the [[Billboard Hot 100]], leading some to brand Tonic a [[one-hit wonder]] (with "[[If You Could Only See]]" being the band's only song to make the Top 40). Despite this, the song is well known in the [[United States]] due to its use in American Pie. |
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"You Wanted More" peaked at #3 on Billboard's [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart and #10 on Billboard's [[Modern Rock Tracks]]. chart. |
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[http://www.billboard.com/news/tonic-wraps-new-album-1514444.story#/news/tonic-wraps-new-album-1514444.story] |
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Its airplay peak was at #6 in October 1999, as "You Wanted More" was the sixth most often played song on [[alternative rock|alternative]], [[pop music|pop]] and [[rock music|rock]] radio stations across the United States.[http://www.all-reviews.com/song-lists/song-artist-T.htm][http://www.all-reviews.com/music-songs/current.htm |
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==Critical reception== |
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[[All-Reviews.com]] commented on the contrast between [[instrumentation]] and lyrics: "The music has tough rock guitar chords but the lyrics are a sappy account of what love is", and opined that Tonic's "desire to be all things to all people is illustrated by the song's opening".[http://www.all-reviews.com/song-lists/song-artist-T.htm] |
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Revision as of 06:47, 18 February 2012
You Wanted More is a 1999 song by the Los Angeles band Tonic, off their album Sugar.
The song is best known for its use in the 1999 film American Pie.
Lyrics
The lyrics include many lines beginning with "Love is": "Love is tragic", "love is strong", "love is surely better when it's gone", etc.
The chorus expresses that the singer's love interest was too demanding: "'Cause you wanted more/More than I could give/More than I could handle/In a life that I can't live".
Chart performance
The single peaked at #103 on the Billboard chart, keeping it just out of reach of the Billboard Hot 100, leading some to brand Tonic a one-hit wonder (with "If You Could Only See" being the band's only song to make the Top 40). Despite this, the song is well known in the United States due to its use in American Pie.
"You Wanted More" peaked at #3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #10 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. chart. [1]
Its airplay peak was at #6 in October 1999, as "You Wanted More" was the sixth most often played song on alternative, pop and rock radio stations across the United States.[2][http://www.all-reviews.com/music-songs/current.htm
Critical reception
All-Reviews.com commented on the contrast between instrumentation and lyrics: "The music has tough rock guitar chords but the lyrics are a sappy account of what love is", and opined that Tonic's "desire to be all things to all people is illustrated by the song's opening".[3]