I wanna be down

I wanna be down
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
Australia	12
New Zealand	11
United Kingdom	36
United States	6th
United States (R&B)	1

Track list

Germany CD single (7567-85581-2)

1. I Wanna Be Down (LP edit) - 4:09
2. I Wanna Be Down (Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix, featuring MC Lyte , Queen Latifah & Yo Yo ) - 4:15
3. I Wanna Be Down (LP version) - 4:53
4. I Wanna Be Down (cool out) - 5:13
5. I Wanna Be Down (a cappella) - 4:32

UK CD single (7567-85618-2)

1. I Wanna Be Down (LP edit) - 4:09
2. I Wanna Be Down (LP version) - 4:53
3. I Wanna Be Down (cool out) - 5:13
4. 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

1. ↑ nytimes.com
2. ↑ youtube.com
3. ↑ youtube.com
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Australia: “I Wanna Be Down” . In: AustralianCharts . Retrieved April 29, 2007.
5. ↑ ^{a b} AMG: Billboard Singles . In: Allmusic . Retrieved April 29, 2007.