If I Wanted To
Melissa Etheridge
1995
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About Melissa Etheridge
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Melissa Etheridge is a rock singer and songwriter known for confessional lyrics and a rough-edged vocal sound. Her self-titled debut appeared in 1988, followed by recordings including Bring Me Some Water and No Souvenirs. Yes I Am brought together I'm the Only One and Come to My Window. Later work includes the film song I Need to Wake Up, the Memphis-recorded album Memphis Rock & Soul, and the stage show My Window, which combined personal storytelling with music.
Artist background sources
Melissa Etheridge: official biography
Supports vocal/lyrical style, debut and subsequent repertoire, An Inconvenient Truth song, Memphis project and My Window stage work; health, private-life and stale award claims excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
If I Wanted To by Melissa Etheridge appears at number 90 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1995. The source rank is shared with another side of the single; it is not a separate rank invented for this song. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1995 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 1995 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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