I Wanna Be Your Man (Ironik song)

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"I Wanna Be Your Man"
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Single by Ironik
from the album No Point in Wasting Tears
Released29 August 2008 (digital download)
30 August 2008 (physical)
Recorded2008
Genre R&B, grime
Length2:58
Label Asylum, Warner Music
Songwriter(s) James Charters
Producer(s) Agent X
Ironik singles chronology
"Stay with Me"
(2008)
"I Wanna Be Your Man"
(2008)
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"
(2009)

"I Wanna Be Your Man" is the second single from Ironik's debut album No Point in Wasting Tears . The song samples the 1987 song " I Want to Be Your Man " by funk/R&B artist Roger . The song peaked at No. 35 on the official UK Singles Chart.

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Music video

The video features Ironik in different scenes through Paris where he is in the studio recording this track. It also features him driving in a car looking for the girl of his dreams.

Track listing

UK CD single
  1. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - original version
UK Maxi-single
  1. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - radio edit
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - Tinchy Stryder/Ghetto remix

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [1] 35

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