If She Knew What She Wants If She Knew What She Wants "If She Knew What She Wants" is a song by Jules Shear released on his 1985 album "The Eternal Return". The song was recorded a year later by The Bangles for their 1986 album "Different Light". Shear's song originally was written in the first person as a love song; the Bangles rewrote the lyrics in the third person rather than change the subject's gender. The Bangles charted at number 29 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 31 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart. Two different
UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest to do so since 1968 but it was not as successful in the Eurovision Contest itself. In Oslo, Gina could only manage eighth place, but was perhaps consoled by her Europe-wide hit with the song, which also became one of the few Eurovision songs, and one of the relatively few dance songs, to be a major hit in the United States where it peaked at #12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, was #1 on their Dance Chart and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. Jonathan King resigned, certain that, if Gina G couldn't win, nothing he selected could,