I wanna be down
I wanna be down | |
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brandy | |
publication | September 6, 1994 |
length | 4:51 |
Genre (s) | R&B , hip-hop - soul |
Author (s) | Keith Crouch, Tipper Jones |
Award (s) | |
album | brandy |
I Wanna Be Down is the debut single by American R&B singer Brandy . The Hip-Hop - Soul -Song was written by songwriters Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones and produced. It was released as the album's lead single on September 6, 1994.
publication
In 1993 the then 14-year-old Brandy signed her first recording contract and in the same year began to work on her debut album Brandy . One of the first tracks recorded was I Wanna Be Down . Her label Atlantic Records decided that the title should be the first single on the album, which Brandy initially made skeptical. Ultimately, however, the success spoke for itself: The song immediately reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Tracks . I Wanna Be Down received a platinum record for over one million CDs sold in the United States .
Music videos
Two videos were produced for this song : One for the Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix version with Queen Latifah , MC Lyte & Yo Yo (directed by Hype Williams ) and one for the original version (directed by Keith Ward). In Williams' version, Brandy's brother Ray J also makes a cameo . Hype Williams' version won an MTV Video Music Award in 1995 .
live
Brandy sang the song in the solo version on their first tour, the 1995 The Brandywell tour opening act of the band Boyz II Men , and as part of a medley at the 2008 tarnished Just Human Tour . Furthermore, an appearance at the Soul Train Music Awards followed in 1996 . Here she presented the remix version together with Queen Latifah , MC Lyte and Yo Yo .
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australia | 12 |
New Zealand | 11 |
United Kingdom | 36 |
United States | 6th |
United States (R&B) | 1 |
Track list
- Germany CD single (7567-85581-2)
- I Wanna Be Down (LP edit) - 4:09
- I Wanna Be Down (Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix, featuring MC Lyte , Queen Latifah & Yo Yo ) - 4:15
- I Wanna Be Down (LP version) - 4:53
- I Wanna Be Down (cool out) - 5:13
- I Wanna Be Down (a cappella) - 4:32
- UK CD single (7567-85618-2)
- I Wanna Be Down (LP edit) - 4:09
- I Wanna Be Down (LP version) - 4:53
- I Wanna Be Down (cool out) - 5:13
- I Wanna Be Down (a cappella) - 4:32
Web links
- YouTube : Music video for the original version on the verified Atlantic Records account
Individual evidence
- ↑ nytimes.com
- ↑ youtube.com
- ↑ youtube.com
- ↑ a b c Australia: “I Wanna Be Down” . In: AustralianCharts . Retrieved April 29, 2007.
- ↑ a b AMG: Billboard Singles . In: Allmusic . Retrieved April 29, 2007.