I Wanna Be Somebody

"I Wanna Be Somebody"
"I Wanna Be Somebody"
Single by W.A.S.P.
from the album W.A.S.P.
B-side	"Tormentor"
Released	1984
Genre	Heavy metal; glam metal;
Length	3:42
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Blackie Lawless
Producer(s)	Blackie Lawless, Mike Varney
W.A.S.P. singles chronology

"I Wanna Be Somebody" is the first single from heavy metal band W.A.S.P.'s debut album W.A.S.P.

It was ranked at #84 in VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.^[2] The song's title is taken from a Barney Miller episode, where Detective Ron Harris states that "God I Wanna Be Somebody" in a manner which Blackie Lawless found humorous.^[3]

Track listing

7 inch single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Be Somebody"	3:42
2.	"Tormentor"	3:36

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	30
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	77

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (August 6, 2018). "The 11 Heaviest Hair Metal Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs - Stereogum
^ "Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P." TheyWilllRockYou.com - For the love of music! Serving Boston and Greater New England. February 20, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "W.A.S.P. – I Wanna Be Somebody". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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[1] Rivadavia, Eduardo (August 6, 2018). "The 11 Heaviest Hair Metal Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

[2] VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs - Stereogum

[3] "Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P." TheyWilllRockYou.com - For the love of music! Serving Boston and Greater New England. February 20, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_W.A.S.P.-4] "W.A.S.P. – I Wanna Be Somebody". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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v t e W.A.S.P.
Blackie Lawless Doug Blair Mike Duda Aquiles Priester Mike Dupke Stet Howland Tony Richards Johnny Rod Frankie Banali Chris Holmes Bob Kulick Randy Piper Steve Riley Darrell Roberts Rik Fox
Studio albums	W.A.S.P. The Last Command Inside the Electric Circus The Headless Children The Crimson Idol Still Not Black Enough Kill Fuck Die Helldorado Unholy Terror Dying for the World The Neon God: Part 1 – The Rise The Neon God: Part 2 – The Demise Dominator Babylon Golgotha ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)
Live albums	Live... in the Raw Double Live Assassins The Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A.
Compilation albums	First Blood Last Cuts
Singles	"Animal (F**k Like a Beast)" "I Wanna Be Somebody" "Wild Child"
Related articles	Discography Members