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I Wanna Be with You (Mandy Moore song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Wanna Be With You
| cover = I Wanna Be With You Single Cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mandy Moore
| album = I Wanna Be with You Center Stage
| B-side =
* "Let Me Be the One"
* "Love Shot"
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Teen pop[ I Wanna Be with You], 'AllMusic'
| length = 4:57
| label =
*Epic
*550 Music
| writer =
*Tiffany Arbuckle
*Shelly Peiken
*Keith Thomas
| producer = Keith Thomas
| prev_title = Walk Me Home
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = So Real
| next_year = 2000
| misc =
}}
"'I Wanna Be With You'" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released as the lead single from Moore's reissue of the same name (2000) on April 11, 2000, one day after Moore's 16th birthday. 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 to date. The song also peaked at number 13 in Australia and was certified Gold by ARIA. It also peaked at number 21 in the UK, 66 in Austria and 70 in Germany. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 2000 film 'Center Stage'. The music video for the song, directed by Nigel Dick, showed Moore singing the song to her love interest in a dance studio.
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 Emaj7AE7Amaj7 as its chord progression. Moore's vocals in the song spans from the note of A3 to D5. The version used in the film has more poppy beats.
Reception
The single received mixed to positive reviews. 'Billboard' praised the song and said, "Top 40 programmers and listeners alike will love Moore more with this track...just delightful", and AllMusic chose the song as a highlight track on the parent album.
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. In Australia, the single reached number 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 19 weeks in the top 50. It also peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom, becoming her second single to chart there.
Track listings
'Australian maxi-CD single'
# "I Wanna Be with You" 4:12
# "Let Me Be the One" 3:48
# "Candy" (Rhythm Masters club mix) 7:35
# "I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix extended) 10:16
'European CD1'
# "I Wanna Be with You" (radio edit) 4:12
# "I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix radio edit) 4:21
'European CD2'
# "I Wanna Be with You" (radio edit) 4:12
# "I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix extended) 10:16
# "Candy" (Rhythm Masters club mix) 7:35
'UK CD1'
# "I Wanna Be with You" 4:12
# "Let Me Be the One" 3:48
# "Love Shot" 4:23
'UK CD2'
# "I Wanna Be with You" 4:12
# "I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix radio edit) 4:21
# "Candy" (Wade Robson remix) 7:35
# "I Wanna Be with You" (video)
'UK cassette single'
# "I Wanna Be with You" 4:12
# "Let Me Be the One" 3:48
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the 'I Wanna Be with You' liner notes.
* 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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2000 singles
Category:2000 songs
Category:2000s ballads
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Mandy Moore songs
Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Thomas (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Keith Thomas (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Plumb (singer)
Category:Songs written by Shelly Peiken
Category:Songs written for films
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