I Wanna Be a Kennedy


"I Wanna Be a Kennedy" is a song recorded by German dance music project U96, released in February 1992 by Polydor as the second single from their debut album, Das Boot. It was co-written and co-produced by the act's frontman Alex Christensen. Musically, the song is very similar to the 1980 song "Fade to Grey" by British new wave band Visage, in which its similarity can be clearly heard in the main synthesizer riff. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" was successful in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, where it was a top ten hit.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave the song a score of four out of five, stating that U96 "could turn out to be more than one-hit-wonders thanks to 'I Wanna Be a Kennedy', a thumping rave track based on Visage's 'Fade to Grey'. It all sounds a bit dated, but then so did 'Das Boot'."

Track listings

CD single, 12" maxi
  1. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 5:25
  2. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 5:25
  3. "220 BPM" — 3:4012" maxi, CD single - Remixes
  4. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 6:00
  5. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 5:25
  6. "No Control" — 4:3012" maxi - UK
  7. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  8. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  9. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  10. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" 12" maxi - Promo, Germany
  11. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  12. "I Wanna Be A Kennedy"
  13. "Is Patsy a Virgin?"CD single - UK
  14. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 3:22
  15. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 5:33
  16. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 5:25
  17. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 6:01
  18. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" — 5:25Cassette, double length - UK
  19. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"
  20. "I Wanna Be a Kennedy"