I Wish ( Skee - Lo song ) - wikipedia I Wish ( Skee - Lo song ) This article 's lead section may be too long for the length of the article. Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. Please read the layout guide and lead section guidelines to ensure the section will still be inclusive of all essential details. Please discuss this issue on the article 's talk page. ( June 2017 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2017 ) `` I Wish '' Single by Skee - Lo from the album I Wish Released March 27, 1995 Format CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 12 '' Genre Hip hop Length 4 : 10 Label Scotti Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Anne Dudley, Al Flythe, Trevor Horn, Malcolm McLaren, Skee - Lo Producer ( s ) Walter `` Kandor '' Kahn, Skee - Lo `` I Wish '' is a single by Skee - Lo released by Scotti Bros. as his only single. In the United States, the track peaked at # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and sold 600,000 copies domestically. Internationally, `` I Wish '' reached # 15 in the UK and # 4 in Sweden and Norway. Most of the song 's instruments are sampled from `` Spinnin ' '' by Bernard Wright, and the song features a vocal sample of people shouting from the track `` Buffalo Gals '' by Malcolm McLaren. The song was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards but lost to `` Gangsta 's Paradise '' by Coolio. Blender listed `` I Wish '' as # 359 on its list of `` Greatest Songs Since You Were Born ''. The music video, directed by Marty Thomas, was nominated for three Billboard Music Video Awards including `` Best New Artist Music Video '' and `` Maximum Vision Clip of the Year ''. Contents 1 Overview 2 In other media 3 Charts 3.1 Peak positions 3.2 End of year charts 4 References 5 External links Overview The song 's lyrics are self - deprecating, with Skee - Lo lamenting a variety of personal shortcomings that he says are to blame for his unsuccessful love life. He wishes he were of taller stature ( `` like 6'9 '' ) and a basketball player ( `` a baller '' ). He wishes for a better car, specifically a ' 64 Impala, instead of his 1974 Ford Pinto with `` an 8 - Track and a spare tire in the backseat, but that 's flat ! '' The lyrics also mention the Los Angeles neighborhood of Crenshaw, and a signpost featuring the street name appears in the background of the music video. In other Media The Secret Handshake did a cover of this song on Punk Goes Crunk. In As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Pt. 2, 2manydjs superimposed the vocals of `` I Wish '' over Survivor 's `` Eye of the Tiger '', then The Breeders ' `` Cannonball ''. Far East Movement did a cover of this song for the 2008 film Ping Pong Playa. `` I Wish '' is also featured as one of the lyrical tracks from Girl Talk 's album All Day, on the track `` Jump on Stage ''. Skee - Lo appeared with Cher Lloyd on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in November 2013, performing portions of `` I Wish '' along with her single `` I Wish ''. Kevin Hart and Ice Cube released a remix of this song with NBA players Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Andre Iguodala, and Kobe Bryant appearing in the video to advertise Hart and Cube 's movie Ride Along. It appeared on the NBA on ESPN and ABC during their Christmas Day coverage. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake did a cover of this song in the History of Rap 5 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The song was featured on an episode `` All I Want for Christmas is You '' of Hindsight. The song was used in commercials for the Toyota RAV4 during 2013 featuring a `` RAV4 Genie '', played by Kaley Cuoco, who granted wishes to a family owning a RAV4. The song was featured in The Simpsons episode `` 22 for 30. '' The song was also featured on an episode `` A Gordo Story '' of the Disney Channel show Lizzie Mcguire Charts Peak positions Chart ( 1995 / 96 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 74 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 22 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 21 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 76 Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 17 Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 5 France ( SNEP ) 24 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 14 Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 ) 14 Ireland ( IRMA ) 17 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 10 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 6 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 14 Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 34 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 10 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 15 UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales 22 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B / Hip Hop Songs 33 End of year charts End of year chart ( 1995 ) Position Germany ( Official German Charts ) 98 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58 References Jump up ^ `` American certifications -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Jump up ^ `` Best - Selling Records of 1995 ''. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 ( 3 ) : 56. January 20, 1996. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Blender Magazine Greatest Songs Since You Were Born ''. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2008. Jump up ^ Billboard Music Video Awards Nominations Confirmation - Billboard Magazine November 4, 1995 page 20 Jump up ^ TOYOTA RAV4 Superbowl Commercial `` Wish Granted '' Starring Penny from Big Bang Theory Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 12, October 23, 1995 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Eurochart Hot 100 Singles '' ( PDF ). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Skee - Lo : I Wish '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Skee - Lo Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Íslenski Listinn Nr. 160 : Vikuna 9.3. - 15.3. ' 96 '' ( PDF ). Dagblaðið Vísir. 1996 - 03 - 09. p. 50. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Irish Singles Chart, database ''. Irishcharts. Archived from the original on 2009 - 06 - 03. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Skee - Lo '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Skee - Lo -- I Wish ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` '' I Wish ``, UK Singles Chart ''. Chartstats. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 ''. officialcharts.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Skee - Lo, Billboard charts ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Single - Jahrescharts '' ( in German ). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1995 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 08 - 15. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 27. External links `` Skee - Lo - I Wish Lyrics '' ( Fixed version ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Secret Handshake Luis Dubuc Studio albums Antarctica ( 2004 ) One Full Year ( 2007 ) My Name Up in Lights ( 2009 ) Night & Day ( 2010 ) Songs `` I Wish '' ( Skee - Lo cover, released on Punk Goes Crunk ) Musical ensembles Mystery Skulls Thirty Called Arson Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Wish_(Skee-Lo_song)&oldid=847493526 '' Categories : 1995 singles Debut singles Skee - Lo songs 1993 songs Novelty songs Songs about Los Angeles Songs written by Anne Dudley Songs written by Trevor Horn Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Wikipedia introduction cleanup from June 2017 All pages needing cleanup Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from June 2017 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify Articles needing additional references from June 2017 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for Finland Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Swiss Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 June 2018, at 19 : 09 ( UTC ). 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Question: who made the song i wish i was a baller
Answer: Skee-Lo