I Want You So Bad

For other uses, see I Want You So Bad (disambiguation).

For the Beatles song, see I Want You (She's So Heavy).

"I Want You So Bad" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was composed by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, who were responsible for writing Heart's U.S. number-one single "Alone". The track is a ballad sung by Ann Wilson, and was released in a remixed form as the fourth and final single from Heart's ninth studio album, Bad Animals, as well as being the band's final single of the 1980s.

"I Want You So Bad"
Japanese Single sleeve
Single by Heart
from the album Bad Animals
B-side	"Easy Target"
Released	February 1988
Genre	Soft rock, synthrock
Length	4:19 5:20 (extended version)
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Tom Kelly Billy Steinberg
Producer(s)	Ron Nevison
Heart singles chronology
"There's the Girl" (1987) "I Want You So Bad" (1988) "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (1990)

Cash Box praised Ann Wilson's vocal performance and the production saying "Wilson here plays her voice like Eric Clapton plays the guitar, soulful - soaring at times to emotional and technical highs."^[1]

The '88 UK CD5 and 12" releases of "Nothin' At All" contain a single remix and extended remix, respectively, of "I Want You So Bad."

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart[2]	88
Polish Singles Chart[citation needed]	24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	49
US Cashbox Top 100[4]	55