I Don't Wanna

"I Don't Wanna" is a promotional radio single which appears on both the Next Friday soundtrack and the Romeo Must Die soundtrack sung by Aaliyah. The song was released to promote the Next Friday movie & soundtrack in the US only. It was released as the second single from The "Romeo Must Die" Soundtrack in the UK. "I Don't Wanna" peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

1 Song information
2 Urban success & remix
3 Trivia
4 Charts

[edit] Song information

"I Don't Wanna" was released in January 2000 in the US and in November 2000 in the UK. The song was a simple R&B and pop ballad. Aaliyah had not released a solo single since "Got to Give It Up" in December 1998. The song was produced by Donnie Scantz and Kevin Hicks.

Aaliyah's character in the song is saying that she doesn't want to leave her boyfriend, despite the problems in the relationship, saying "I don't wanna be alone". In the song, Aaliyah asks can she and her boyfriend "start again" and "work it [the problem] out".

[edit] Urban success & remix

The song received positive reception on U.S. urban radio, reaching the top 5 on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. "I Don't Wanna" also made it to the top thirty on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. An unofficial remix featuring female rapper Trina was made. Trina's verse contains an aggressive and sexual tone, quite different from the original version's soulful pop sound. In the UK the song was released as a double A-side W/ "Back In One Piece" the single flopped in the UK and didn't even make an appearance on The UK Top 200 Albums & Singles chart

[edit] Trivia

- In Pleasure P's song "Rock Bottom", Rapper Lil Wayne uses Aaliyah's lyrics from "I Don't Wanna". He say's "When we hooked up we sat down Made an agreement, we vowed that That we'd always be together through whatever We said that no one would ever get between us This love would never ever leave us That was a while ago But now lately it feels like I mean I feel like all we do is fight Every single night Can't make it tight, can't get it right I just wanna go back, take it way back All the way back, can we start again Do it over, can we straighten it out Can we work it out, cuz...

I don't wanna be... Be without you"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	26
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	3
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	22

v • d • e Aaliyah

Studio albums	Age Ain't Nothing but a Number • One in a Million • Aaliyah

Compilation albums	I Care 4 U • Ultimate Aaliyah

Singles	"Back and Forth" • "At Your Best (You Are Love)" • "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" • "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite like You Do" • "Down with the Clique" • "The Thing I Like" • "Are You Ready?" • "If Your Girl Only Knew" • "Got to Give It Up" • "One in a Million" • "4 Page Letter" • "Hot like Fire" • "The One I Gave My Heart To" • "Journey to the Past" • "Are You That Somebody?" • "I Don't Wanna" • "Try Again" • "Come Back in One Piece" • "We Need a Resolution" • "Rock the Boat" • "More Than a Woman" • "I Refuse" • "I Care 4 U" • "Miss You" • "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" • "Come Over" • "Are You Feelin' Me?"

Other songs	"Where Could He Be?" • "Loose Rap"

Filmography	Romeo Must Die • The Queen of the Damned

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