If She Knew What She Wants - wikipedia If She Knew What She Wants `` If She Knew What She Wants '' Single by The Bangles from the album Different Light Released 1986 Format CD single Recorded 1985 ; Sunset Sound Factory Genre Pop rock Length 3 : 49 Label Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Jules Shear Producer ( s ) David Kahne The Bangles singles chronology `` Manic Monday '' ( 1986 ) `` If She Knew What She Wants '' ( 1986 ) `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' ( 1986 ) `` Manic Monday '' ( 1986 ) `` If She Knew What She Wants '' ( 1986 ) `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' ( 1986 ) Alternative cover UK cover Music video `` If She Knew What She Wants '' on YouTube `` 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. Contents 1 Variations 2 Bangles ' hit 3 Music video 4 Soundtrack 5 References 6 External links Variations Shear 's song was originally 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. Bangles ' hit 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. Music video Two different music videos were created for the song, one that was commonly shown in North America and the other that was commonly shown in Europe. The `` American version '' was produced by Tamar Simon Hoffs, the mother of Bangles guitarist / vocalist Susanna Hoffs, who sings lead in this song. Soundtrack The Bangles version is featured in the 2006 Tim Allen and Courteney Cox superhero comedy Zoom. References Jump up ^ Rock movers & shakers p. 27. Billboard Publications, Inc., 1989 Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( Illustrated ed. ). St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Bangles Susanna Hoffs Vicki Peterson Debbi Peterson Annette Zilinskas Michael Steele Abby Travis Studio albums All Over the Place Different Light Everything Doll Revolution Sweetheart of the Sun Extended plays Bangles Compilations Greatest Hits Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles ! Singles `` Getting Out of Hand '' `` Going Down to Liverpool '' `` Manic Monday '' `` If She Knew What She Wants '' `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' `` Walking Down Your Street '' `` Following '' `` Hazy Shade of Winter '' `` In Your Room '' `` Eternal Flame '' `` Be with You '' `` I 'll Set You Free '' `` Everything I Wanted '' Videography Greatest Hits Related articles Discography The Runaways Kindred Spirit Continental Drifters Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_She_Knew_What_She_Wants&oldid=805433242 '' Categories : 1986 singles The Bangles songs Songs written by Jules Shear Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by David Kahne 1985 songs Hidden categories : Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 15 October 2017, at 10 : 48. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote if she knew what she wants
Answer: Jules Shear; Jules Shear; Jules Shear; Jules Shear