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I Wanna Be with You (Mandy Moore song)

I Wanna Be with You (Mandy Moore song)

2000 song by Mandy Moore

"I Wanna Be With You" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released on April 3, 2000, as the lead single from Moore's reissue of the same name (2000) and as a single from the soundtrack to the 2000 film Center Stage.[2][3] The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number 24 in the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming Moore's first and only top 30 single in the US. The song also peaked at number 13 in Australia and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The music video for the song, directed by Nigel Dick, shows Moore singing the song to her love interest in a dance studio.

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Composition

"I Wanna Be with You" is written in the key of E♭ major and is set in the time signature of common time. It is moderately paced with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. The song also follows the sequence of E♭maj7–A♭–E♭7–A♭maj7 as its chord progression. Moore's vocals in the song spans from the note of A♭3 to D♭5.[4] The version used in the film has more poppy beats.[5]

Reception

Billboard magazine praised the song and said, "Top 40 programmers and listeners alike will love Moore more with this track...just delightful",[3] and AllMusic chose the song as a highlight track on the parent album.[1]

Chart performance

The single was released in April 2000 and soon became Moore's highest-charting song in the US, reaching number 24, becoming her only top-40 song in the nation. It spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked during its ninth week on the chart.[6] In Australia, the single reached number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 19 weeks in the top 50.[7] It also peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom, becoming her second single to chart there.[8]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the I Wanna Be with You liner notes.[14]

  • Writing – Shelly Peiken, Tiffany Arbuckle
  • Writing, production, arrangement – Keith Thomas
  • Lead vocals – Mandy Moore
  • Backing vocals – Tiffany Arbuckle
  • Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drum programming, synthesizer – Keith Thomas
  • Electric guitar – Jerry McPhershon, Kenny Greenberg
  • Engineering assistant – Hadyn Buxton
  • Engineering, mixing – Bill Whittington
  • Production coordination, Pro Tools – Shaun Shankel
  • Additional programming – Dan Muckala

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

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References

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    I Wanna Be with You, AllMusic
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    I Wanna Be with You (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. FFM 669469 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    Taylor, Chuck, ed. (April 8, 2000). "Reviews & Previews: Singles – Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 15. p. 24 – via Google Books.
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    Keith, Thomas (November 14, 2006). "I Wanna Be With You by Mandy Moore – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. MN0055225.
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    "Archived copy". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Mandy Moore: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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    I Wanna Be with You (UK CD1 liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. 669592 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    I Wanna Be with You (UK cassette single sleeve). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. 669592 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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    I Wanna Be with You (Liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records. 2000. BK 62195.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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