I Don't Want To
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| "I Don't Want To/I Love Me Some Him" | ||
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| Single by Toni Braxton | ||
| from the album Secrets | ||
| Released | 1997 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 4:19 ("I Don't Want To") 5:07 ("I Love Me Some Him") |
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| Label | LaFace Records | |
| Writer(s) | R. Kelly | |
| Producer(s) | R. Kelly | |
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| Toni Braxton singles chronology | ||
| "Un-Break My Heart" (1996) |
"I Don't Want To"/"I Love Me Some Him" (1997) |
"How Could an Angel Break My Heart" (1997) |
"I Don't Want To"/"I Love Me Some Him" is the third single released from Toni Braxton's multiplatinum sophomore album, Secrets. Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single shot to #19 on the Hot 100 and #9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles in the summer of 1997. It was double-sided with the radio-airplay smash single, "I Love Me Some Him". While not as successful as the two preceding singles, "I Don't Want To" was a welcomed addition to Toni's consistent career. It became her third consecutive number one single on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play in 1997.
The music video was shot during a hectic time in the Grammy-Award winning singer's career. After the truimphant success from the preceding singles and co-headlining a tour with jazz great Kenny G., Toni was exhausted. The time schedule for a video was roughly one day for director Billie Woodruff. A simple video featured Toni wandering around in a white room wearing a white tanktop and blue jeans. Even with the tight filming schedule and simple concept, the music video is one of her most acclaimed.
"I Love Me Some Him" was a major R&B airplay hit during the course of 1997 and while there was no music video, it has become one of Toni's most requested singles.
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