What You Want (Mase song)

"What You Want"
Single by Mase featuring Total
from the album Harlem World
B-side	"What You Want" (remix)
Released	December 3, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Rap R&B
Length	4:02
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Songwriter(s)	Mason Betha Sean Combs Curtis Mayfield Nashiem Myrick Keisha Spivey
Producer(s)	Nashiem Myrick
Mase singles chronology
"Been Around the World" (1997) "What You Want" (1997) "Horse & Carriage" (1998)
Total singles chronology
"What About Us?" (1997) "What You Want" (1997) "Trippin'" (1998)

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [2] 12 Germany (GfK) [3] 35 Ireland (IRMA) [4] 27 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 5 Scotland (OCC) [6] 53 UK Singles (OCC) [7] 15 UK Dance (OCC) [8] 6 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [9] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 6 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [11] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 3 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [13] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [14] 31 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [15] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 31 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [17] 14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA) [19]	Gold	900,000 [20]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Track listing

A-side

1. "What You Want" (Album Version) – 4:04
2. "What You Want" (Instrumental) – 4:38

B-side

1. "What You Want" (Remix) – 4:34
2. "What You Want" (Remix instrumental) – 4:34

References

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3. "Mase feat. Total – What You Want" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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12. "Mase Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
13. "Mase Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
14. "End of Year Charts 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
15. "The Urban Top 40 Of 1998" (PDF). Music Week . January 9, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
16. "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
17. "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-51. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
18. "New Zealand single certifications – Mase feat. Total – What You Want". Radioscope. Retrieved May 1, 2025.Type What You Want in the "Search:" field.
19. "American single certifications – Mase – What You Want". Recording Industry Association of America.
20. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 31, 2015.