I Want You (Cee Lo Green song)

"I Want You (Hold on to Love)"
Single by Cee Lo Green
from the album The Lady Killer
Released June 5, 2011
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Soul
Length 3:36
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Callaway, Fraser T. Smith, Jack Splash, VLJ
Producer Fraser T. Smith, Jack Splash
Cee Lo Green singles chronology
"Fool for You"
(2011)		 "I Want You (Hold on to Love)"
(2011)		 "Cry Baby"
(2011)

"I Want You" is the fourth official single from American soul singer Cee Lo Green's third studio album, The Lady Killer. The single was released via digital download and CD single on June 5, 2011.[1] The single version of the track is a slightly different remix of the track, and has been issued under the title "I Want You (Hold on to Love)", to distinguish it from the album version. The single version incorporates a sample of Saint Tropez's 1978 track "Hold on to Love".[2] The music video for the song was premiered on May 27 through Cee Lo Green's official YouTube channel.

Contents

Live performances

While touring with an all-female backing band named Scarlet Fever, Green came up with the idea for the song. He premiered the song live on November 11, 2010, as part of the Symmetry Live Concert Series at the W Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York.[3] The song is part of his setlist for his 2011 arena tour. Green also performed the song on late night BBC music show Later...with Jools Holland while he was in the UK.[4] He also performed the song on The Graham Norton Show on May 20, 2011.[5]

Track listing

Digital Download[6]
  1. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" - 3:30
  2. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Original Jack Splash Mix) - 5:04
  3. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Redlight Remix) - 3:26
  4. "I Want You" - 3:36
UK Promotional CD Single Set[7][8]
  1. "I Want You" - 3:36
  2. "I Want You" (Instrumental) - 3:36
  1. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" - 3:30
  2. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Original Jack Splash Mix) - 5:04
  3. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Redlight Remix) - 3:26
  4. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Instrumental Edit) - 3:30

Credits and personnel

Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[9] 27
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 90

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[1] June 5, 2011 Digital download, CD single Elektra

References

  1. ^ a b Play UK UK (5 June 2011). "Play.com - Buy Cee Lo Green - I Want You". Play.com. http://www.webcitation.org/5z9ow6MKV. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Cee-Lo Green's I Want You sample of Saint Tropez's Hold on to Love". WhoSampled. 2011-03-26. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/61820/Cee-Lo%20Green-I%20Want%20You_Saint%20Tropez-Hold%20on%20to%20Love/. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  3. ^ "Cee-Lo Rocks Some Nasty Sh*t at New York City Party". SPIN.com. 2010-11-12. http://www.spin.com/articles/cee-lo-rocks-some-nasty-sht-new-york-city-party. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  4. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (2011-01-03). "Dave Swift on Bass with Jools Holland backing Cee-Lo Green "I Want You"". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmBnAgDeUeA. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  5. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen!. "Cee Lo Green - I Want You - The Graham Norton Show Live". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_0HjQe108. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  6. ^ Amazon UK (5 June 2011). "I Want You: Cee Lo Green: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. http://www.webcitation.org/5z9ob7bpX. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 
  7. ^ "Cee Lo Green I Want You 2 Track Promo CD | eBay". Cgi.ebay.co.uk. 2011-04-04. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cee-Lo-Green-Want-You-2-Track-Promo-CD-/280697043269?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item415ad8f945. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  8. ^ "CEE LO GREEN "I WANT YOU" HOLD ON TO LOVE 4 TRACK PROMO | eBay". Cgi.ebay.co.uk. 2011-06-18. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CEE-LO-GREEN-I-WANT-YOU-HOLD-LOVE-4-TRACK-PROMO-/220800448765?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item3368bb78fd. Retrieved 2011-10-28. 
  9. ^ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
Cee Lo Green
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"Fuck You" · "It's OK" · "Bright Lights Bigger City" · "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" · "Cry Baby" · "Anyway"
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