| Exactly What You Wanted | |
| Cover: | Exactly_What_You_Wanted.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Helmet |
| Album: | Aftertaste |
| B-Side: | Disagreeable |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Recorded: | July–November 1996 at Capitol and Hollywood Sound in Los Angeles and RPM in New York |
| Genre: | Alternative metal, post-hardcore |
| Length: | 2:36 |
| Label: | Interscope |
| Producer: | Dave Sardy, Helmet |
| Prev Title: | Milquetoast |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Like I Care |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
"Exactly What You Wanted" is a song by American alternative metal band Helmet. The song was released in 1997 as the first single from the band's fourth studio album Aftertaste.
A music video was released for the song and shows the band performing the song live.[1]