I Wanna Love You (Akon song)

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"I Wanna Love You"
AkonIWannaLoveYou.jpg
Single by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album Konvicted and Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
B-side "Struggle Everyday"
ReleasedOctober 5, 2006
Genre
Length4:07
  • 2:59 (short version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Akon
Akon singles chronology
"Smack That"
(2006)		"I Wanna Love You"
(2006)		"The Sweet Escape"
(2006)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"That's That"
(2006)		"I Wanna Love You"
(2006)		"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)"
(2006)
I Wanna Love You — United States vinyl single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Wanna Love You" ((featuring Snoop Dogg) (Clean))Aliaune "Akon" ThiamAkon4:07
2."I Wanna Love You" ((featuring Snoop Dogg) (Dirty))AkonAkon4:07
3."I Wanna Love You" ((featuring Snoop Dogg) (Instrumental)AkonAkon4:07
Total length:12:21
I Wanna Love You — United Kingdom CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg)Aliaune "Akon" ThiamAkon4:11
2."Struggle Everyday"AkonAkon4:16
Total length:8:27
I Wanna Love You — Australia CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Sean Paul) (Clean))Aliaune "Akon" ThiamAkon4:07
2."I Wanna Love You" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Explicit))AkonAkon4:07
3."Struggle Everyday"AkonAkon4:17
4."I Wanna Love You" (Video)AkonAkon4:07
Total length:16:38

Official versions

Several remixes of the song exist. The official remix features Tego Calderón and Snoop Dogg and is included in the album as an iTunes album-only bonus track. The first, titled the 'Six Minute Remix', features additional vocals and production by Plies. The second, titled the 'Seven Minute Remix', features both Plies and rapper Trina. The third version, titled the 'International Remix', features Portuguese rapper Boss AC. A video also exists for this version. [5] The fourth remix, the 'Australian Remix', features both Snoop Dogg and Sean Paul performing vocals. The fifth remix, the 'Walmart Remix', features Tego Calderón, Don Omar and Cynthia Antigua, and appears as a bonus track on the Walmart version of Konvicted. A further remix, the 'Female Mix', features new vocals by Nivea and Rasheeda.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [50] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [51]
DMS 		Platinum60,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [51] Diamond250,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [52] Gold4,000^
Germany (BVMI) [53] Gold150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] Platinum10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [56] Platinum1,000,000*
United States (RIAA) [57]
Mastertone 		3× Platinum3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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