"James Dean" is the second single released by Daniel Bedingfield

Daniel Bedingfield

Daniel John Bedingfield is a British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.-Music career:...

 in 2002. The track follows the same "garage" style as his first single, "Gotta Get Thru This". It, like "Gotta Get Thru This", became a hit, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, making it his second top 10 hit. It cracked the top 20 in Australia, peaking at number 19.

The song name checks Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...

, Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

, Sly Stone

Sly Stone

Sly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...

 and Daddy Warbucks.

Taiwanese singer Show Luo

Show Luo

Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...

 covered this song for his album Speshow. Most of the lyrics are in Mandarin Chinese, but for some, such as "I wanna know", he sang it in English.

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
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Track listing

1. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" – 3:42
2. "Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version) – 3:37
3. "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (SUHI's Committed vocal) – 7:46