I Wanna Be the One

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"I Wanna Be the One"
Single by Stevie B
from the album In My Eyes
Released1988
Genre Dance-pop, Freestyle
Length5:02(album version)
Label LMR
Songwriter(s) Stevie B
Producer(s) Stevie B
Stevie B singles chronology
"Spring Love (Come Back to Me)"
(1988)
"I Wanna Be the One"
(1988)
"In My Eyes"
(1989)

"I Wanna Be the One" is a song by American freestyle artist, Stevie B, released as the lead single from his album, In My Eyes , from 1989. The tune became Stevie B.'s first American top-40 hit, peaking at number 32 in early 1989.

Contents

Track listings

7" single
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna Be the One" (Radio Mix)4:54
2."I Wanna Be the One" (Extended Mix)6:58
12" single
No.TitleLength
1."I Wanna Be the One" (Radio Mix)4:54
2."I Wanna Be the One" (Extended Mix)6:58
3."I Wanna Be the One" (Blissapella)5:20
4."I Wanna Be the One" (Percapella)5:51

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada RPM Dance / Urban [1] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 32
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play [2] 39
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [2] 12

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