I Want You (Common song)

"I Want You"
Single by Common
from the album Finding Forever
Released	October 9, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:30
Label	GOOD Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Lonnie Lynn William Adams
Producer(s)	will.i.am
Common singles chronology
"Drivin' Me Wild" (2007) "I Want You" (2007) "Universal Mind Control" (2008)
will.i.am singles chronology
"Be OK" (2007) "I Want You" (2007) "The Girl Is Mine 2008" (2008)
Alternative covers
U.S. vinyl cover

"I Want You" is a single from

. It peaked at #112 in the US Bubbling Under chart and serviced to radio.

Track listing

UK CD:

1. "I Want You"
2. "Drivin' Me Wild" (featuring Lily Allen) (live)
3. "I Used to Love H.E.R." (live)
4. "Break My Heart" (live)

• Live tracks courtesy of Nissan Live sets on Yahoo Music, 2007.

Music video

The video was directed by

.

The music video premiered on the internet on October 23, 2007. The video can be watched on Common's official website.

Personnel

• Produced by will.i.am
• Recorded by will.i.am and Padriac Kerin at Record Plant
• Mixed by Dylan Dresdow at Chalice Studio in Los Angeles
• Chorus vocals by will.i.am
• Background vocals by Rhea Williams
• Keys and synth by Omar Edwards

Notes

• Common and Alicia Keys also appear in the 2006 movie Smokin' Aces together, in which their characters eventually become attracted to one another.
• Common and Alicia Keys also play lovers in her video for "
  As I Am
  .
• Common makes a lyrical reference to
  Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's hit single "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
  ".

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles	12
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	32
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	21

External links

• Billboard.com
• "I Want You" music video