<P> `` I Wish '' is a single by Skee - Lo released under Scotti Bros. as his only single . In the United States , the track peaked at # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It was certified Gold by the RIAA and sold 600,000 copies domestically . Internationally , `` I Wish '' reached # 15 in the UK and # 4 in Sweden and Norway . Most of the song 's instruments are sampled from `` Spinnin ' '' by Bernard Wright and features a vocal sample of people shouting from the track `` Buffalo Gals '' by Malcolm McLaren . The song also has a lyrical allusion to `` For What It 's Worth '' by Buffalo Springfield . </P>
<P> `` I Wish '' is a single by Skee - Lo released under Scotti Bros. as his only single . In the United States , the track peaked at # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It was certified Gold by the RIAA and sold 600,000 copies domestically . Internationally , `` I Wish '' reached # 15 in the UK and # 4 in Sweden and Norway . Most of the song 's instruments are sampled from `` Spinnin ' '' by Bernard Wright and features a vocal sample of people shouting from the track `` Buffalo Gals '' by Malcolm McLaren . The song also has a lyrical allusion to `` For What It 's Worth '' by Buffalo Springfield . </P>
who sings i wish i was a little bit taller i wish i was a baller
who sings i wish i was a little bit taller i wish i was a baller
Skee - Lo released under Scotti Bros.
Skee - Lo released under Scotti Bros.