
'Reason For Living' was included on the Deluxe Version of 'Wow!' which was released in 2013. The song was then re-recorded with O'Sullivan for its release as a single. Both versions were originally recorded with Siobhan Fahey for the Wow!album, "I Want You Back" is the first Bananarama release to feature new group member Jacquie O'Sullivan who replaced Fahey in March 1988.

Elements of the original chorus can be heard in the original Wow! version of I Want You Back. Bananarama disliked this chorus and co-wrote the revised lyrics for "I Want You Back". The song originally had a different chorus and was titled ' Reason For Living'. Keren Woodwardplayed bass guitar on the track. The track was co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio. with the 1988 compilation album Greatest Hits Collection. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its fourth and final single. Despite the rapprochement, Bananarama’s 11th studio album, 2019’s In Stereo, featured only Dallin and Woodward." I Want You Back" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. O’Sullivan left after Bananarama’s 1991 album Pop Life, and Dallin and Woodward carried on as a duo until Fahey rejoined them in 2017 for a world tour.With O’Sullivan, Bananarama embarked on their first-ever world tour. 5 hit with “I Want You Back,” which they rerecorded to include O’Sullivan’s vocals.

Dallin and Woodward brought in Jacquie O'Sullivan in 1988 to replace Fahey, and the refashioned trio had a No.She later started the alt-pop project Shakespears Sister, which released four albums between 19. Growing tension among the members spilled over after their fourth album, 1987’s Wow!, resulting in Fahey’s acrimonious departure from Bananarama.The song, a cover of Shocking Blue’s chart-topping 1969 hit, was a global smash that reached No. Bananarama reached their commercial peak with “Venus” in 1986.Their second album, a self-titled 1984 LP that went Top 20 in the UK, also included the UK No.8 in the UK and was the trio’s first Top 10 hit in the US, where it reached No. Bananarama’s 1983 single “Cruel Summer” peaked at No.Three singles from the album made the UK Top 5: “Really Sayin’ Something,” “Shy Boy,” and a cover of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” A remixed version of “Aie a Mwana” appeared on Bananarama’s first album, 1983’s Deep Sea Skiving, which reached No.It features lyrics in Swahili, which Bananarama learned phonetically. Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook coproduced the song, which was a cover based on a version by the Belgian band Black Blood. Bananarama released their first single, “Aie a Mwana,” in 1981.The trio started out in London’s vibrant punk scene, where they sometimes sang backing vocals for other acts, including post-punk groups Department S and Fun Boy Three.

