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Chanelle Hayes: 'I Want It'

Released on Monday, May 19 2008
Published Monday, May 12 2008, 19:06 BST | By Alex Fletcher | 60 comments
Chanelle Hayes: 'I Want It'
For some reason Big Brother and pop music don't mix. A handful of former housemates have tried their hands at a singing career, but every single one of them has proved a disaster. Chanelle Hayes, a Victoria Beckham obsessive from the eighth incarnation of the Channel 4 reality show, is the latest wannabe trying to buck the trend. Willing to simulate sex with puppets in a publicity stunt and strip off to her undies for the video, there's little she won't don't do to extend her five minutes of fame. Unfortunately, unless you're an avid Nuts reader, that won't make this single any more palatable.

'I Want It' is as trashy as a night down China Whites with a Daily Star cover girl and three bottles of Lambrini. Full of cheap vocal effects and clunky bargain bucket production, this is an aging record exec's idea of futuristic pop. There's also some insipid lyrics ("I'm a sexy lady, drive you crazy, make you beg for more") that completely fail in their bid to sound sexually provocative and a (vague excuse for a) tune that a Latvian Eurovision hopeful would dismiss as tacky. Our conclusion: Iceland better have some shelf-stacking jobs left because Chanelle's music career is doomed.

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Karly, Fife, on August 13th, 2009
Well, I love it!
1 Stars
Alex Cockell, Reading, on December 7th, 2008
Just listened to it courtesy of Youtube.. it's AWFUL!
1 Stars
darren Spencer. London, on June 23rd, 2008
she's a ****
2 Stars
Meg, Wales, on June 21st, 2008
Just a sidenote here, bitching about other people's spelling when one writes 'epitomy' is a little hypocritical... Anyway, the song is pretty awful, not aided by the cheesy lyrics, and her voice is no more than average, but kudos to her for at least trying!
1 Stars
Andy, Hull, on June 3rd, 2008
I accidentally caught a glimpse of one of her sorry excuses for a TV show, she was trying to buy a house somewhere or other, firstly who cares about her house damn it? Secondly I would just like to say that this girl is the epitomy of what is wrong with society, this wish to be famous for the sake of being famous. Celebrity used to be reserved for the talented...the singers, dancers, actors and the likes of the world, now it seems that a person can be famous for wanting to famous, using notoriety they have gained from exposing themselves and showing the world just how fragile celebrity has become. We are now left with pages and pages of gossip mags and newspapers telling us what colour knickers the likes of Jodie Marsh was or wasn't wearing when she fell out of some idiorts car outside Chinawhites on Friday night. Chanelle is just another nobody, famous for being a bit thick and somewhat a repulsive person. Her fans may say that this sounds like jealousy (or gelosy as it seems to be spelt when you are a Chanelle Hayes fan), this is no such thing, this is just a bit of a rant against the social decline that people like Chanelle represent in, a world where girls would rather grow up to be a WAG than a Doctor, unfortunately as long as there are people with no ambition in the world, to whom Chanelle can remain an inspiration, this talentless nobody will remain in our media. Heard she is going to America to try and extend her "career", best of luck with taht Chanelle, if no-one here cares about your fame hungry existance what makes you think that they will over there? You could always try......I dunno, getting a job!
bonnie, essex, on June 3rd, 2008
Bought the CD. Found it boring. Bland. Typical cliche pop rubbish. With those stats, she is not going to get an album. Thankfully with BB9 - we can forget this talentless desperate wannabe for good. I give the single 0/5 stars.
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James, Blackpool, on June 3rd, 2008
Bought the CD Yesterday and all I can say is WELL DONE CHANELLE, I Loved her in BB8 and after listening to the CD a few times I am Loving her now more than ever. The Iceland dig at the end was a really nasty comment which I think should be taken down. I bet you that if Chanelle had not have been in BB8 people would like this song had it come out but people dont want to like chanelle just because she was in Big Brother. Hopefully she will release a second track and people may start laying off her a bit.
1 Stars
lisa, springfield, on May 30th, 2008
last comment. same propoganda from "the channelle appreciation" thread. much better than vb? I find people who want to be like her sad. want can't you be an individual? why can't chanelle. she has found fame alright - at #63 - and it dropped off the top 100 the week later. stop deluding yourself chanelle fans. the single bombed. and nothing you say or do is going to ever change that she has no talent.
5 Stars
j, UK, on May 28th, 2008
i strangely love this song, i thought it was gonna be a disaster zone but it's very catchy and she hasn't got a bad voice!! Despite her way of getting fame she's definitely found a strong talent here! much better than victoria beckham anyday! well done chanelle!
1 Stars
DVDtoVCR, Mornington Cresent, on May 27th, 2008
Emma. You know Chanelle rated #63 in the singles chart huh? Now that's pathetic. LOL. LOL. Oh yes Sarah, we are all so jealous. Just accept the fact that nobody cares about this gimp and wishes she would go away.
dandaman, on May 27th, 2008
sarah. we are slagging chanelle off because her single is cr*p. we have the right to. can't handle it, go away. there are far more talented people out there. its a sad reflection on society if people like you want to idol this talentless media w****. being a celebrity is becoming a lazy business. chanelles fans want to be famous for nothing like her. i pity these people. they will never find happiness in this world
4 Stars
Emma Suffolk, on May 26th, 2008
I fink this is a fairly good video. Whats the difference between this & britneys 'gimme more& piece of me' theyre similar, rnb is more the in thing these days tho innit'? Stop getting all pathetic about it people, what is wrong with someone who has been on reality TV & wants to be like her idol, victoria - i guess? WHAT IF THAT WERE YOU EH?
3 Stars
lilloo , on May 26th, 2008
i think it is good why is every1 soo mean itss cringeyy buh okay
5 Stars
sarah scarbrough, on May 24th, 2008
i think she has done really good your all just gelus!!!! she said this would happen, with all the slagging of! give her a chance. come on!
1 Stars
nandi, soton, on May 24th, 2008
James is clearly one of the 2000 people who bought the album then i take it.
1 Stars
MDE, on May 23rd, 2008
ITS CR*P JUST CR*P!
1 Stars
monty burns, on May 23rd, 2008
the only fans that the loser has a people who have nothing going for them in their lives, that they have to live their lives through chanelle. it's so embarrasing. their are a small group of deluded fans on her appreciation group whom post 50 - 60 posts a day. don't these people have jobs? lives? goals? passions? they should be chasing these things, trying to emulate this porn star. oh yeah, the song is pure cack.
4 Stars
Jack England, on May 22nd, 2008
the tune is bangin!
1 Stars
Jennifer, Belfast, on May 22nd, 2008
Awful. The video is disgusting, I was cringing the first time I watched it. I don't even think it deserves to get a 1.
1 Stars
BombDiggi, on May 20th, 2008
The single should not have been called "I Want It". I should have been called "I Want to eat ****". How utterly shameful this wannabe is. Her fans are so obsessed with her, they are deluded of the fact that she has no talent. For shame Chanelle fans. For shame.

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