B-side "It's My Party" Recorded 2002 Length 3:45 | Format CD single, airplay Genre Pop
R&B
hip hop | |
Released July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06) | ||
"I Want You" / "Me Pones Sexy" is the first single from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's 2003 crossover studio album Thalía. The track features American rapper Fat Joe and is notable for its sample of Brenda Russell's song "A Little Bit Of Love". The song peaked at number twenty two in the U.S. charts. Both songs were written by Cory Rooney, Davy Deluge, Gregory Bruno, Fat Joe, Thalía, and Brenda Russell, and produced by Cory Rooney and Davy Deluge. It seems to sample some of Still Not a Player by Big Pun. This single is her first fully promoted in English language single. It opened new markets for Thalia, as Japan and Australia .
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Charts
"I Want You" became a smash success, peaking at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song entered in various charts around the world. It achieved mainstream radio success in countries like Turkey, Greece, Romania, Hungary as well as Mexico and Latin America. "I Want You" met huge radio success in Japan, where it was a big hit and received multi-platinum status.
Track listings
CD single
- "I Want You" [Radio Edit] – 3:34
- "It's My Party" [English Version of "Arrasando"] – 3:57
- "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Club Mix] – 8:21
Mexican 2-track promotional only CD
- "Me Pones Sexy"
- "I Want You" [Pop Edit] – 3:46
U.S. 4-track promo-only remix 12"
- "I Want You" [Radio Edit] – 3:34
- "I Want You" [Album Instrumental] 3:34
- "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Import House Mix] 8:36
- "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Club Mix] 8:21
Music video
The music video for "I Want You" was directed by Dave Meyers and shot in The Bronx, New York. The video aired in May 2003. It won an award for "Video of the year" on Los Premios Lo Nuestro in the next year in Latin America.
In the video, Thalía seduces some bricklayers and sings while some guys are playing basketball. Fat Joe also appears in the video.