"Wishing I Was There" is a Pop rock song by Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, released on 31 May 1998 as the third single from her debut album Left of the Middle. The track was produced by Phil Thornalley and was co-written by Imbruglia, Thornalley and Colin Campsie. The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart, top 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart and top 40 in New Zealand.

On 31 May 1998 Australian-born singer-songwriter, Natalie Imbruglia, released "Wishing I Was There" as the third single from her debut album, Left of the Middle. From early 1993 Imbruglia was an actor on the Australian soap opera, Neighbours. In 1994 at the end of her second year, she left the show to move to London.

Imbruglia's debut single, "Torn" (1997), was a cover of an Ednaswap song. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in November 1997. Her debut album, Left of the Middle, followed on 8 December 1997. The second single was "Big Mistake", which debuted at number two.

"Wishing I Was There" followed and was less successful than her first two singles, reaching number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, top 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart and top 40 in New Zealand. The final single from Left of the Middle was "Smoke", and the reception was more divided compared with her previous singles. It was a hit in the UK and made the top 5, while in Australia it missed the top 40.

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