I Wasn't Kidding

"I Wasn't Kidding"
Single by Angie Stone
from the album Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Released	October 10, 2005
Length	4:28
Label	J
Songwriters	Andrea Martin Adrian Austin Cecil Womack Linda Womack
Producers	Andrea Martin Vada Nobles
Angie Stone singles chronology
"Stay for a While" (2004) "I Wasn't Kidding" (2005) "Baby" (2007)

"I Wasn't Kidding" is a song by American singer Angie Stone. It was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin for Stone's first greatest hits album, Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005), while production was overseen by Martin and Vada Nobles. The song is built around a sample from the 1984 record "Baby I'm Scared of You" as written and performed by Womack & Womack.

Background

"I Wasn't Kidding" was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin. Inspired by Martin's wish to use the beat of the Womack & Womack song "Baby I'm Scared of You" (1984) in a new "break-up song," ^[1] much of the lyrics were penned by Austin. ^[1]

Critical reception

Billboard felt that "Stone conjures the 1980s with the booty-bumping" song and declared "I Wasn't Kidding" a "fun track, a stellar vocal and deserving entry on Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone . ^[2] South African news website Independent Online called the song "a great old school jam." ^[3]

Track listing

Digital single ^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (radio edit)	4:30
2.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (extended version)	5:06
3.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (instrumental)	4:31
4.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (tv track)	4:31
5.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (acapella)	4:19

Personnel

Kamel Abdo – recording engineer Adrian Austin – writer Justin Goodman – bass Jason Groucott – recording engineer Andrea Martin – arranger, producer, strings, writer Tony Maserati – mixing engineer

Vada Nobles – producer Sax – guitars Keith Warren – strings Stuart White – recording engineer Cecil Womack – writer (sample) Linda Womack – writer (sample)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding" Chart (2005) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5] 13 Global Dance Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 36 US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 35 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 17

Year-end charts 2005 year-end chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding" Chart (2005) Position UK Urban ( Music Week ) [9] 26

Release history

Release history for "I Wasn't Kidding"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)	Urban contemporary radio urban AC radio	J RMG	[10]

References

1. "Remembering Andrea Martin and "I Wasn't Kidding" With Adrian Austin". queuepoints.com. September 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2023.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Reviews: Singles". Billboard. 2005-12-10. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
3. "The Very Best of Angie Stone". Independent Online . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "I Wasn't Kidding". Spotify . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
5. "Angie Stone – I Wasn't Kidding" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
6. "Angie Stone – Global Dance Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
7. "Angie Stone Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved March 22, 2019.
8. "Angie Stone Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2012-06-09.
9. "2005 Urban top 40". Music Week . January 14, 2006. p. 22. ISSN   0265-1548.
10. "Going for Adds – Week of 10/10/05". Radio & Records . No. 1627. October 7, 2005. p. 21. ISSN   0277-4860.

External links

• Angie Stone discography at Discogs