When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls song)

"When I Grow Up" is a song by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls from their second and final studio album Doll Domination (2008). It was released by Interscope Records on June 3, 2008, as the lead single from the album. "When I Grow Up" was their first single following the departure of the group's longest-standing member Carmit Bachar. It was first recorded for Nicole Scherzinger's planned solo project, Her Name Is Nicole, but after its cancellation and Scherzinger's return to the group, she felt that the song was better suited for the group. It was written by Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who also produced the song. It is an uptempo electropop song with elements of the 1966 song, "He's Always There" by British rock band The Yardbirds. "When I Grow Up" speaks about the desire to be famous, and was described as being "autobiographical" by Scherzinger.

The single was received favorably by contemporary music critics, many of whom highlighted it as a stand-out. It peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's highest charting single since "Buttons" (2006). The song has sold over two million digital copies in the United States, making the Pussycat Dolls the first female group in digital history to have three singles pass the two million mark in digital sales. The song reached the top-five in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and the top-ten in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

List of Barney & Friends episodes and videos

Barney & Friends is an American children's television series that originally ran on PBS from April 6, 1992 to November 2, 2010.

Episodes

Season 1: 1992

Season 2: 1993

Season 3: 1995

Season 4: 1997

Season 5: 1998

Season 6: 1999-2000

Season 7: 2002

Season 8: 2003-2004

Season 9: 2004-2005

Season 10: 2006

Season 11: 2007

Season 12: 2008

Season 13: 2009

Videos

Barney and the Backyard Gang

1988

1989

1990

1991

Barney & Friends episodes released on home video

Season 1 videos (1992)

Season 2 videos (1993)

When I Grow Up

When I Grow Up may refer to:

Film and television

Literature

Songs

When I Grow Up (Fever Ray song)

"When I Grow Up" is the second single from Swedish recording artist Fever Ray's self-titled debut album, Fever Ray (2009).

Critical reception

Pitchfork Media placed "When I Grow Up" at number 36 on the website's list of The Top 100 Tracks of 2009.

Music video

The music video for "When I Grow Up" was directed by Martin de Thurah. He said of the video's visual statement:

"That initial idea was something about something coming out of water—something which was about to take form – a state turning into something new. And a double headed creature not deciding which where [sic] to turn. But the idea had to take a simpler form, to let the song grow by itself. I remembered a photo I took in Croatia two years ago, a swimming pool with its shining blue color in a grey foggy autumn landscape."

The video premiered on Fever Ray's YouTube channel on 19 February 2009.

"When I Grow Up" was placed at number three on Spin's list of The 20 Best Videos of 2009.

Track listings