Christina Aguilera - What a Girl Wants (Original Version)

This is the very first version of "What a Girl Wants" from her "Christina Aguilera" album. Then the song was remixed and re-recorded to be launched as the second single. This song is only available on the first copies of the "Christina Aguilera" album. Sony Music Entertainment © 1999.

[@MrJuancho31]

Very R&b this version! I love the 2 version

[@youtuber3328]

I love them equally

[@iloverainbowrainbow]

First time hearing this version and I am SHOOK!

[@jeremymichaels485]

😳👍🏼

[@Joalreal]

Me too

[@rafael2212]

as a kid I never understood why the version on my friend's cd was different than the one on the television! haha still wanting to grab a copy of the first CA

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼⚡⚡

[@velazquezjeremy]

What version was available in your CD?

[@rowdyjman94]

First pressings had this version, later pressings replaced it with the MV version

[@juanbarron5442]

Same with come on over

[@rpdbu8250]

I bought the CD in January 2000 and it had the Music Video version. The lyrics on the booklet did not match at all especially the 2nd verse and bridge. My friend came over and her CD version was completely different and matched the booklet lyrics. Christina Aguilera sold 8 million copies in the US of her first album, I wonder how many of those pressings had this original version.

[@robsonalvesperfumaria]

This is the BEST version. I love it.

[@youtuber3328]

I love them equally

[@bodoor8172]

I only know this version lol. When I heard the other I was shocked because it didn’t sound familiar at all. This is definitely the original, only version I recall because I had it on CD in 1999.

[@riaajah3489]

I love both

[@jeremymichaels485]

💜💜👍🏼

[@Hopeful_Libertarian]

This original version was perfect for Urban radio & is why WAGW "bubbled under" on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. Unfortunately the remix drowned out the original version soon after its release.

[@jayrockhammer]

OMG I HAD THIS VERSION ON HER CD AND THEN IT CRACKED AND I BOUGHT IT AGAIN AND IT WAS THE NEWER VERSION! I WAS SO BUMMED AND CONFUSED! AND NOW I CAN FINALLY LISTEN TO IT AGAIN

[@dhaniell0000]

Why it's not in Spotify?

[@jbridecnst]

I like that this is the only version where you can really hear each chord being played. Especially all the 7th and diminished chords in the chorus, they sound so good!

[@VinyGeek]

That version is so perfect ❤

[@Devio42]

One of the those songs I can't help going, "YASSS" "SING IT GIRL." "DIS MA JAM." "GET IT GIRL." Yet, I'm a 30 y/o man

[@francisduarte8120]

Now you ‘re about to be 40!

[@lanaandthediamonds3651]

@@francisduarte8120 😭😭

[@alanparks3402]

if this song was released right now with no prior knowledge of the original it would shatter records for months

[@Megziiraebabiix]

This was the original.....

[@fynthesisanglingevolved5071]

This is the real Christina. Raw unhinged preternatural talent.

[@kerronwalker1589]

The other version still shattered records though lol 😂

[@jmin8400]

​@@MegziiraebabiixRight? This is the original from 1998!People suck at common sense, so they comment backward BS like that. Calling a radio version released after the album version the "original".

[@tracibarnett2058]

I own this CD with this version but had forgotten all about it. I'm going to start listening to it again.

[@fm5433]

I have the original CD with this version. The very first album I ever bought. ICONIC AND LEGENDARY.

[@purplegurl79]

This is the best version!!

[@eliocosmos]

I remember this was on my sister's CD and then when I bought my own copy years later it came with the version that is more well known.

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼✨✨

[@aml9295]

yes same here. my cousin had this cd. i knew i wasn't losing my mind

[@debonidaniel]

There are several versions of this CD, they changed the versions of the songs according to the demands. This version for example did not come on Brazilian CDs.

[@rauljgarcias]

The best version really

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍

[@youtuber3328]

I love them equally

[@RodneshaGreen]

This was on the album I bought... haven't heard it SINCE i love that album... until today! :)

[@lew215]

I love this version; so smooth and from the heart.

[@rubenhernandez772]

The best version!

[@Briar1229]

I like this version so much better!!!

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼⚡⚡

[@SonicAndOKKOFanatic]

The cassette copy of Christina Aguilera's first album has this version, so I agree with you both!

[@youtuber3328]

I love them equally

[@user-jh6kx1fw9h]

@Sonic, what is "cassette"? ;P;D

[@jmin8400]

​@@user-jh6kx1fw9hStop trolling 🙄.

[@velazquezjeremy]

I like this version...! It sounds like So Emotional... Me gusta esta versión...! Suena como So Emotional... Se parecen un poco...

[@youtuber3328]

I love both versions equally

[@sofamofa]

i've been looking for this version for forever! Thank you!

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼💕💕

[@eunicewilliams3]

I like this version better nice and slow

[@sofamofa]

@@eunicewilliams3 YES!!! more about the vocals.

[@blackdiamond9]

I always love this version! I'm upset that we can't stream it and I have no idea what I did with that CD that had this version on it.

[@christianhardtofind6349]

Wish this version would make it onto Spotify!

[@manly427]

Best version. Anybody else remember when the video came out? Good memories

[@jeremymichaels485]

🌟⭐️👍🏼

[@SuhKadikk]

i downloded what a girl wants on my phone and it downloaded this version .. i had never heard it before but now it's my favorite version.

[@SonicAndOKKOFanatic]

The audio cassette copy of the Christina Aguilera that I have in the basement has this version of What a Girl Wants, and I appreciate how it's in there.

[@natsadowski8629]

I love the “when the going gets rough” part

[@TonyRedEyes]

My mother used to have the original version on her old (now broken) computer. Christina should've accept this and put her whistles in this.

[@jessicaa8474]

Didn't know there was an original version..Love it :)

[@mediaman36]

Well, young lady, I'm glad that you were educated about it.

[@velazquezjeremy]

Me 2!!!

[@bioniccandy535]

there’s 3 versions this the OG, the radio and the video

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

@@bioniccandy535 The UK import had a more laid back version that was like the video version

[@youtuber3328]

please tell me are all versions of what a girl wants classified as the pop genre

[@roystonrogers2350]

i much prefer this version- its not so pop sounds more soulful

[@youtuber3328]

I love them equally

[@davidnhim5813]

So do I

[@jeremymichaels485]

🩵🩵👍🏼

[@Krzrrazrrokr]

I love this. I've listened to this like it's a new song all over again

[@BionicGuatemala]

I love it. So nostalgic and I love that this is more mellow than the single version

[@velazquezjeremy]

Me encanta esta version de What Girl Wants! I like this version of What Girl Wants!

[@felipe21438]

me encanta a Cristina Aguilera tbm(diga-se de passagem)

[@velazquezjeremy]

Felipe Vidal 👍

[@giandrocorrea1161]

I bought the CD at the time was launched, and this was my favourite album song, this version! Perfect version, I don't know why they changed

[@uniquelyjonique]

This version was released on the original album back in 1999 (because I had it..and the video was the remixed version)..when the album was re-released it only had the remixed version from the video, not this one..I love this version and also the original version for All I Want Is You!!

[@NicochanProduction]

please.. I'm looking for FLAC or WAV format of this version like LIKE FOREVER. pls make a download link for this :(( I really want it soo bad... i prefer this than the video version

[@NicochanProduction]

hhmm.. i believe when it is already in mp3 format then convert to any preferred format even lossless flac or wav, still the quality i can get is just mp3. I'm looking for real ripped wav or flac not just the converted one.

[@gtstangman96]

I haven't seen the original version of All I want is you anywhere....have you?

[@drakemarcos9726]

@@gtstangman96 all over youtube

[@user-jh6kx1fw9h]

^^ wikipedia, currently, describes it well - "lossy compression or irreversible compression is the class of data encoding methods that uses inexact approximations and partial data discarding to represent the content" - so, it's not a (data) ZIP file: once compressed, rest of the info is gone and there's no "converting" to higher quality (ever possible), and you'd only be making a fake file quite literally. xF

[@galia927]

this is perfect. she's so chill.

[@GoldNava]

This is version is so much better!

[@mediaman36]

I wonder why they changed it. This version is the best version.

[@AntDevon]

Because it didn't sound commercial enough for radio play

[@KadeSutherland]

MrAgurz That's true

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼✨✨

[@ericwinter2005]

@joseph adel I wouldn't say raunchy. It's a more mature sound.

[@ericwinter2005]

The label wanted her to re-record it with stronger vocals and a more Rnb sound. It was the first song recorded for the album before they decided which direction they wanted to take her career in.

[@melindaholt17]

This is a good one. it has a funk beat to it but still sexy and romantic!!!!!!!!

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼💕💕

[@maxiortega9644]

Es enero 2024, y sigue siendo la mejor versión ❤

[@ejaranda1127]

I feel like I heard this song in a fever dream, such a faint memory but I wish I owed this one! It’s so good! My CD had the updated version, then I was upset the MTV video had a different version!! Then the radio was different again lol. Always a great song, but with every edit it lost a lil something.

[@ArmyOfMe1981Ry]

Real Ones know this version!!!

[@melindaholt17]

You can chill with your boo or maybe some friends off of this one. or kick back and boo love with that special someone. She did her thing with this one!!!!!!

[@vanav.jackson4521]

Been looking for this version for years!

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍✨✨

[@stevenjeremia5088]

What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever makes me happy and sets you free. What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever keeps me in your arms. I wanna thank you for givin me, time to breathe Like a rock you waited so patiently, while I got it together. While I figured it out, 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. What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever makes me happy and sets you free. And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly... What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever keeps me in your arms. And I'm thanking you for being there for me. A weaker man might have walked away, but you had faith Strong enough to move over and understand, while I got it together. While I figured it out, they say, "If you love something let it go. If it comes back it's yours, and 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].... What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever makes me happy and sets you free. And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly... What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever keeps me in your arms. And I'm thanking you for being there for me. Somebody sensitive and tough; Somebody there when the going gets rough; Every night, he'll be giving his love To just one girl... one girl... one. Somebody cool but real tender too; Somebody, baby, just like you Can keep me hangin' around with the one who always knew. I'm thankin' you for being there for me. What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever makes me happy and sets you free. And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly... What a girl wants, what a girl needs, Whatever keeps me in your arms. And I'm thanking you for being there for me.

[@velazquezjeremy]

🌟⭐👍

[@angelfhers]

i've been searching for this version for a long time!!! excellent!! I love this version 'cause it's more tender and personal.. love it

[@DarkRomanek]

I miss This Christina. I miss the old Xtina

[@w8erbahn]

She was much younger back then

[@kendrakay2134]

this production is lit

[@jb3702]

This was on the cd I had at 14. In haven't listened to the one YEARS but at 37 I soo appreciate it.

[@pink4687]

esta cancion me lleva a cuando tenia 14 es tan nostalgico

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼✨✨

[@jcmat9917]

Yo tenía unos 15 que no oía esta versión… solo podía oírla en la radio, cuando el tema estaba de moda…

[@shadyKpopFan]

wow finally I found it

[@IamMichellexo]

Love this version, had been looking for it for a good while. Thanks for putting it up :)

[@Samaraselah]

Better than other one

[@MeltedButterPrincess]

The best version

[@jonathan5248]

I had this version recorded on a CD when I was 12 and hadn't listened to it in about 20 years!

[@deborahlewis9122]

I LUVVVV this version!!!!

[@OSKRRRIN]

i got the audiocassette where this song its included so 90's

[@eliocosmos]

Thank you! This is an amazing version and that I've been looking for for years.

[@ginoivangoginramirezgaston5752]

Beautiful

[@alexchen8565]

Her voice used to be soooo beautiful! That part at 2:27-2:41, she couldn't do as sweetly today. Her voice has changed, due more to her vocal choices than age.

[@Mariah9553]

I'm fond of this version

[@youtuber3328]

I love them equally

[@arturogonzalez6232]

This version is more mature. As a kid I used to like the other version but as an adult I think this one is better

[@DiegoEliseoMore]

The original version.. The BEST version

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍

[@mariccusthomas7460]

This version is the BEST !!!

[@SimpleWorld08]

This sounds good, no bad judgement on it But I like the other version better due to the fact that the remixed version was the first version i heard and when there is 2 versions of a song, the first version you hear first is always the one you'll like better.

[@chubidelrosario4417]

So pretty in that picture...

[@aml9295]

i knew i wasn't crazy. my cousin would always play this cd. i looked it up on Spotify, they changed it to the now well known version.

[@croissanthead]

This is the first version I heard in first time, but I couldn't find the copies with this version, later my friend gave her CD and it was the "first copies". YEAH!

[@eternalfenix12]

1999 escuché esta canción en el cassette grandes recuerdos, tenía 14 años.

[@MrJuanchoxs9504]

Aun lo tienes? Jaja :3

[@eternalfenix12]

Siii aun lo tengo es un tesoro para mi además de que fue mi primer cassette de ella.

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍🏼⚡⚡

[@chosen1xjason]

This version is literally superior

[@maxiortega9644]

Es marzo de 2022 y estoy escuchando este himno de los 90, que marcó toda mi generación 🤩

[@jeremymichaels485]

Casi Marzo 2023! 💙💙👍🏼

[@violetgirl1996]

thanks so much for this!! lol she sings it lower and it sounds softer. this is gonna be my ballad-version favourite :DDD

[@anonymous-od1gv]

I didn't even know about this version until now but it's great

[@ViniciusOliveira-ny4yt]

I used to listen to this version I downloaded years ago, this version and the original version of Come On Over should be on the newer versions of the album as a bonus or "album versions" and the newer as "single versions"

[@chubidelrosario4417]

Omg I love this laid back version but I doubt if this version would reach no1 in 2000.. I think it was wise to remake a pop version that's why it gave Christina her second number 1.. That's why she did not become a one hit wonder

[@nlm2183]

100% agree.

[@jb3702]

I agree, though I LOVE this version. But at the time there were a few pop female artists that she had to "compete " with. If this was a 3rd or 4th single (this version) it may have worked.

[@philtgn8654]

I was afraid I wouldn't spot the difference between the original and the remix, but WOW they're so different. I like the remix better, same for Come on Over

[@kamilasmosna5821]

This ain't remix lol, it's the first version of the song.

[@penir]

@@kamilasmosna5821 best version

[@rowdyjman94]

Biggest differences are faster beat, different key & both variations of the remix have bridges and the remix's beat seems to be based on ophelie winter's "ce que je suis"

[@SharonColeBatGirly]

someday I,ll be on the Voice with Ms Christina Aguilera that,s part of my goals in the future

[@twylarochongilder6647]

Good luck!!!!🤗

[@jumaaneaskew2218]

FINALLLY!!! THANK YOU!!!! THIS IS THE BEST VERSION AND SO DAMN HARD TO FIND!!!

[@erintoney7137]

This was the version that was on the album I got. When I bought it again years later the radio version replaced it. I always preferred this version.

[@jessicanascimento1408]

Prefiro essa versão, muito linda 😍😍😍

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍✨

[@marcosdelfuego6513]

Também amo muito mais essa

[@LILP12345]

When I say it took me years to find this version. thanks a lot!

[@velazquezjeremy]

*Great Version...!*

[@jksnbrazil1]

I totally prefer this version

[@felipebernardo999]

Melhor versão ❤️

[@Kt_Jrdn]

This was much better than the remixed one..

[@velazquezjeremy]

Katie Jardine 👍

[@Claradennis]

Like everyone I have been looking for this version. Thank You.

[@frsena1]

The first “Christina Aguilera” cd I bought had this version. It was xmas 1999. OG Fighter here 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@boymarmalade24]

Beatiful!

[@1313jen]

reminds me of my oldie teenager days

[@SangriaWithSandirria]

So glad they changed it. I love the released version.

[@Mysteriousfan-kz4gy]

Thank you!!!!!! this is the one I remember and love!

[@velazquezjeremy]

👍⚡⚡

[@hecko8740]

Amo esta versión

[@jeremymichaels485]

Me 2!!! 🌟⭐️👍

[@marselinuskunu6127]

Miss my teenage....i'm 34 years old from Indonesia...sorry for bad english....🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@robertstarks698]

I love this version but the video version what just as great! Thats the version that sold the song was the video version!

[@DayvidDavis]

I prefer the vocal arrangements on the single version but this version is my baby. 🥹

[@MultiJosefus]

Wow! Love the picture! She should make a movie about Helen of Troy. She was called "The face that launched a thousand ships". Then have the director make at least 200 close-ups of her incredibly beautiful face. I guarantee you it will rake in more than 30 million dollars in ticket sales.

[@Quaicillo]

Nice song, good times!

[@ricisonline]

the bridge is sooooo delicious. a delicious soft and creamy treat.

[@veronica19834]

so greatful , i love it !!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

They should have left this version on the album and the remix on the single with it's laid back version.