I Just Wanna

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"I Just Wanna"
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Single by 50 Cent featuring Tony Yayo
from the album The Big 10
ReleasedMarch 26, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length4:22:00(Main version)
3:28:00(Single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) D.R.U.G.S Beats
50 Cent singles chronology
"Outlaw"
(2011)
"I Just Wanna"
(2012)
"New Day"
(2012)

"I Just Wanna" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent, released on March 26, 2012, as the second single from his tenth mixtape The Big 10 , released on December 9, 2011. The song features vocals from 50 Cent's fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo and was produced by D.R.U.G.S Beats.

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Background

The single was announced on February 23, 2012, with the cover. The song on the mixtape starts with a sexual thirty-six-second intro and samples "That's the Way (I Like It)" performed by KC and the Sunshine Band. The intro and the sample was cut from the single version. [1]

Music video

The video for the single was released on December 12, 2011, via his YouTube account and featured cameos appearances from Tony Yayo. 50 Cent also shown his new headphones line of SMS Audio on the video. It was directed by Jackson Smith, who also directed all the videos of the mixtape, except "Niggas Be Schemin'". [2]

The music video has received over 4 million views on YouTube. [3]

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."I Just Wanna" (featuring Tony Yayo)D.R.U.G.S. Beats3:28

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 60

Radio and release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
Canada March 26, 2012 Digital download Shady, Aftermath, Interscope [5]
United States [6]
March 6, 2012 Rhythmic contemporary radio
Urban contemporary radio

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