I Didn't Mean To

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"I Didn't Mean To"
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Single by Casual
from the album Fear Itself
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1994
RecordedHyde Street Studios
Genre Hip hop, West Coast hip hop
Length3:39
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Casual
Producer(s) Casual
Casual singles chronology
"That's How It Is"
(1993)
"I Didn't Mean To"
(1994)
"Me-O-Mi-O"
(1994)

"I Didn't Mean To" is a song by American hip hop artist Casual. The song was recorded for his debut album Fear Itself (1994) and released as the second single for the album in January 1994.

Contents

Track listing

12", 3313 RPM, Vinyl
  1. "I Didn't Mean To" (LP Version) - 3:39
  2. "I Didn't Mean To" (Instrumental) - 3:39
  3. "I Didn't Mean To" (Remix) - 3:23
  4. "I Didn't Mean To" (Remix Instrumental) - 3:23
  5. "That's How It Is - Part II" - 3:29
    (feat. A-Plus)

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1994) [2] Peak
position
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 29
U.S. Hot Rap Singles 34

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References

  1. "Casual - I Didn't Mean To (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2010-07-24.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "allmusic ((( Fear Itself > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-07-24.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

"I Didn't Mean To" Music video on YouTube