She Makes Me Wanna

"She Makes Me Wanna"
Single by JLS featuring Dev
from the album Jukebox
B-side"Nobody Knows"
Released22 July 2011
Recorded2011
GenreDance-pop
Length3:39
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • JLS
  • BeatGeek
  • Jimmy Joker
  • Teddy Sky
Producer(s)
  • BeatGeek
  • Jimmy Joker
  • Teddy Sky
JLS singles chronology
"Eyes Wide Shut"
(2011)
"She Makes Me Wanna"
(2011)
"Take a Chance on Me"
(2011)
Dev singles chronology
"In the Dark"
(2011)
"She Makes Me Wanna"
(2011)
"Hey Hey Hey (Pop Another Bottle)"
(2011)

"She Makes Me Wanna" is a single by British boyband JLS, from their third studio album Jukebox (2011). The song was released as the album's lead single on 22 July 2011 by Epic Records. It features vocals from American recording artist Dev. The song was written by JLS, BeatGeek, Jimmy Joker, and Teddy Sky, and produced by BeatGeek, Jimmy Joker, Teddy Sky and RedOne. JLS said that they hoped the song would bring them "international success".

The song came about as a direct result of a charity event the band had attended held by Alicia Keys in London over a year prior, in May 2010, called The Black Ball. In a fundraising auction to win a recording session with Swizz Beatz and RedOne, the band bid £30,000 and won, beating bids from Tinchy Stryder and footballer Carlton Cole.

"She Makes Me Wanna" entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 98,000, becoming JLS's fifth number one on the chart and Dev's third top ten, and first number one, on the chart. The song was also nominated for 'Best British Single' at the 2012 BRIT Awards but lost to "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction. The song's accompanying music video features JLS and Dev performing at a beach party.