I Want You (Janet Jackson song)

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“I Want You”
“I Want You” cover
International double A-side single with "All Nite (Don't Stop)"
Single by Janet
from the album Damita Jo
Released 2004
Format CD single, 12" maxi single, digital download
Recorded Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
The Record Plant
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, soul, Motown
Length 4:12
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Harold Lilly, Kanye West, John Stephens, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Producer Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Kanye West
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Janet singles chronology
"Just a Little While"
(2004)		 "I Want You"
(2004)		 "All Nite (Don't Stop)"
(2004)
Damita Jo track listing
"R&B Junkie
(11)		 "I Want You"
(12)		 "Like You Don't Love Me"
(13)
Alternate cover
Taiwanese promo single cover
Taiwanese promo single cover

"I Want You" is an R&B–soul–Motown song written by Harold Lilly, Kanye West, and John Stephens for American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson's eight studio album, Damita Jo (2004).

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[edit] Song information

Released as the second single from Damita Jo, the song was written under the working title "Have Your Way with Me", and contains a sample from B.T. Express' version of the '70s classic "(They Long to Be) Close to You", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The song was a critical success—Rolling Stone said "on 'I Want You', with help from West, she evokes the Motown dreams her siblings lived"—, but like the previous singles from Damita Jo, it was shadowed by the Super Bowl halftime show incident.

[edit] Chart performance

"I Want You" received very little radio airplay on mainstream radio, instead receiving more airplay on urban stations. Jackson earned several award nominations including "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" at the 2005 Grammy Awards. It was released under a LidRock CD and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2004. The song was only released as a single in the U.S., appearing as a double A-side with "All Nite (Don't Stop)" in some international markets such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan.

The single peaked at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eighteen on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. However, due to the strain on the singles from Damita Jo, it failed to impact the pop charts.

[edit] Music video

The video for "I Want You" was directed by Dave Meyers. It takes place at night and shows Jackson taking a bus and walking through the town to meet her beau Jermaine Dupri at a recreational center. After the Super Bowl incident, MTV refused to aired Jackson's new videos including "I Want You". The video could only be seen on MTV Hits and MTV Jams. The video aired regularly on BET and VH1 and their digital outlets. The video was released on the enhanced version of the CD single, and is featured on the 2004 video compilation From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos.

[edit] Track listings and formats

"I Want You" was released as a double A-side single with "All Nite (Don't Stop)".

Spanish Promo CD Single(JANET3#1)[1]

  1. Radio Edit - 3:50

UK CD Single (VUSCTX 292)[2]

  1. "All Nite (Don't Stop)" - 3:26
  2. Album Version - 4:12
  3. "Put Your Hands On" - 3:56
  4. "All Nite (Don't Stop)" (Sander Kleinenberg's Radio Mix) - 4:14
  5. Ray Roc Radio Mix - 4:18
  6. All Nite (Don't Stop) (Video)
  7. I Want You (Video)

EU CD Single (7243 5 49567 2 0)[3]

  1. "All Nite (Don't Stop)" - 3:26
  2. Album Version - 4:12

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 57
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 18

[edit] Official remixes

  • Original Version w/ Dialogue – 4:12
  • Original Version – 3:58
  • Radio Edit – 3:50
  • Video Edit – 3:36
  • A Cappella – 3:50
  • Instrumental – 3:58
  • Ray Roc Radio Mix – 4:18
  • Ray Roc Club Mix – 8:02
  • Ray Roc Dub Edit – 5:46
  • E-Smoove Remix – 4:17
  • Dr. Octavo Funk'n'Stein Extended Mix – 7:54
  • Dr. Octavo Funk'n'Stein Radio Edit – 4:18
  • "I Want You/R&B Junkie" (Dr.Octavo Funk'n'Stein Medley) – 8:48
  • "I Want You/R&B Junkie" (Dr.Octavo Funk'n'Stein Medley Dub – 8:44

[edit] References

  1. ^ Janet Jackson I Want You Spain Promo 5" CD SINGLE (293251)
  2. ^ Janet Jackson - All Nite (Don't Stop)
  3. ^ Janet Jackson - All Nite (Don't Stop)
  4. ^ Janet Jackson – All Nite (Don't Stop) / I Want You – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  5. ^ a b Damita Jo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.


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