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What a Girl Wants Spotify streams & play count

Christina AguileraChristina Aguilera (Expanded Edition)19993:35

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Spotify streams

159,028,696

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 4 Nov 2026, 14:20 UTC.

Last day
+54,626
since 3 Nov 2026
Popularity
68 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

2 readings from 3 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026: +54,626 plays over 1 day. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

4 Nov 2026: +54,626 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
159,028,696+54,626
158,974,070First reading

Track details

Released
Track number
2
Duration
3:35
Explicit
No
Tempo
142.1 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Pop
  • Bubblegum Pop
  • Dance Pop

Moods

  • Nostalgia

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Producer
Guy Roche
Composer
Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche
Lyricist
Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche
Arranger
Guy Roche

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For developers

Get What a Girl Wants's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=5bGmuxShUba9maPswDnhCs&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does What a Girl Wants have on Spotify?

What a Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera had 159,028,696 streams on Spotify as of 4 Nov 2026 (UTC), 54,626 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was What a Girl Wants released?

1999, on the album Christina Aguilera (Expanded Edition).

Who wrote and produced What a Girl Wants?

Producer: Guy Roche. Composers: Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche. Lyricists: Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche. Arranger: Guy Roche.

What genre is What a Girl Wants?

The API's track insights tag it Pop, Bubblegum Pop and Dance Pop, strongest first.

What is the tempo of What a Girl Wants?

142.1 BPM, from the API's track insights.