Only Want You (Rita Ora song)

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"Only Want You"
Rita Ora - Only Want You.png
Single by Rita Ora featuring 6lack
from the album Phoenix
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Studio
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • Gold Tooth (Beverly Hills)
  • SARM Studios (London, UK)
  • Mastering Place (New York)
Genre Electropop [1]
Length
  • 3:00 (album version)
  • 3:12 (single version)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rita Ora singles chronology
"Let You Love Me"
(2018)
"Only Want You"
(2019)
"R.I.P."
(2019)
6lack singles chronology
"Waves"
(2018)
"Only Want You"
(2019)
"It's Not U It's Me"
(2019)

"Only Want You" is a song by British singer Rita Ora featured on her second studio album Phoenix (2018). A remixed version, featuring American singer 6lack, was released on 1 March 2019 as the fifth and final single from the album. The song initially charted in the UK in November 2018, following the release of the album. After being released as a single, the song reached a new peak of number sixty in 2019.

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Background

Ora confirmed the song's release as a single in February 2019, through Twitter, saying the song would be released in a version featuring a "special guest", later revealed to be American singer 6lack. [2]

In an interview, Ora said "Only Want You" was one of her favourite tracks on Phoenix, calling it "really intense" with "that incredible Nirvana guitar. I think those elements were super important for me to bring into this album. And at the same time, it has a killer beat." [3] Idolator wrote that the track seemed like an obvious choice for the next single, saying that it was "singled out in reviews and became an instant fan favorite". [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Only Want You"
Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Croatia (HRT) [5] 52
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [6] 20
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 59
Netherlands (Tipparade) [8] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 10
Scotland (OCC) [10] 43
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 16
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 60
US Pop Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [14] Gold20,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [15] Gold45,000
Poland (ZPAV) [16] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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