Don't Wanna Change the World

"Don't Wanna Change the World"
Single by Phyllis Hyman
from the album Prime of My Life
Released	June 1991
Genre	R&B
Length	4:09(Single version) 5:22 (Album version)
Label	Philadelphia International Records
Songwriters	Jonathan Rosen Karen Manno David Darlington
Producer	Nick Martinelli
Phyllis Hyman singles chronology
"Obsession" (1990) "Don't Wanna Change the World" (1991) "Living in Confusion" (1991)

"Don't Wanna Change the World" is a song written by David Darlington. Karen Manno and Jonathan Rosen ^[1] and recorded by American R&B singer Phyllis Hyman, taken from her eighth studio album, Prime of My Life . The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart in September 1991, becoming Hyman's only career number-one hit. ^[2]

Track listing

Cassette single ^[3]

1. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Rap version)– 5:22
2. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (No Rap version)– 4:09

CD Promo single ^[4]

1. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (No Rap version)– 4:09
2. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Rap version)– 5:22
3. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Extended Rap version)– 6:58

12" Promo single ^[5]

1. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Extended Rap version)– 6:58
2. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (No Rap version)– 4:09
3. "Don't Wanna Change the World" (Rap version)– 5:22

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Don't Wanna Change the World"

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6]	1

References

1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 268.
3. "Phyllis Hyman - Don't Wanna Change the World (Cassette single)". discogs.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
4. "Phyllis Hyman - Don't Wanna Change the World (CD Single Promo)". discogs.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
5. "Phyllis Hyman - Don't Wanna Change the World (12" Single Promo)". discogs.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
6. "Phyllis Hyman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)