Why You Wanna

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"Why You Wanna"
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Single by T.I.
from the album King
ReleasedApril 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)
Recorded2005
Genre Hip hop
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Kevin "Khao" Cates
T.I. singles chronology
"What You Know"
(2006)
"Why You Wanna"
(2006)
"Shoulder Lean"
(2006)

"Why You Wanna" is a song by American rapper T.I., released as the second official single from his fourth album King (2006). It samples a slowed down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". The chorus also interpolates rapper Q-Tip's vocals from "Got 'Til It's Gone" with Janet Jackson and "Find a Way" with his group A Tribe Called Quest.

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Chart performance

The single peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. [1] The single also peaked at number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number four on the Hot Rap Songs charts. [2] [3] On September 20, 2007, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. [4]

In Australia, the single debuted at number 55 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and eventually peaked at number 49.

Official versions

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [24] Gold500,000
United States (RIAA) [25]
(Mastertone)
Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesApril 4, 2006 Rhythmic contemporary radio Atlantic [26]
July 24, 2006 Contemporary hit radio

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