a Girl Wants" which she dedicated to the female fans in the audience saying "Girls, I hope you're getting everything you want". In 2000, Aguilera performed the track on the ABC Christmas Special with "carefully choreographed" dance routines, she sang eight songs, including "Gene in a Bottle" and "I Turn to You" ending the special with a performance of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain". She performed the song on Stripped Live... on Tour and it was included on her video release of the concert tour titled Stripped Live in the U.K. which was filmed live in London's Wembley Arena. She also performed the track on her following concert tour titled the Back to Basics Tour; the track was featured on the live video release of the show titled Back to Basics: Live and Down Under. In 2010, while promoting her sixth studio album Bionic on The Early Show, she performed the track in a medley with her debut single "Genie in a Bottle" after a performance of her single "Not Myself Tonight". CBS News commented that the performance was commended by fans. In July 2021, Aguilera performed the reggaeton version of the song at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Covers In 2009, the song was covered by Lea Michele in "Mash-Up" — an episode of the American TV series Glee. Track listings and formats UK CD single 1 "What a Girl Wants" (radio edit) – 3:22 "What a Girl Wants" (smooth mix) – 3:20 "Christina Aguilera medley" snippets of album – 4:55 UK CD single 2 "What a Girl Wants" (radio edit) – 3:22 "We're a Miracle" – 4:09 "What a Girl Wants" (video enhancement) – 4:06 UK Cassette single "What a Girl Wants" (radio edit) – 3:20 "Christina Aguilera medley" snippets of album – 4:55 Australian maxi single "What a Girl Wants" (radio edit) – 3:22 "What a Girl Wants" (smooth mix) – 3:20 "Too Beautiful for Words" – 4:11 US CD single "What a Girl Wants" (radio edit) – 3:20 "We're a Miracle" – 4:10 US remix single "What a Girl Wants" (Thunderpuss Fiesta club mix) – 6:16 "What a Girl Wants" (Thunderpuss Dirty club mix) – 6:36 "What a Girl Wants" (Eddie Arroyo long dance mix) – 8:10 "What a Girl Wants" (Eddie Arroyo tempo mix) – 4:11 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history References 1999 singles Christina Aguilera songs Billboard