I Want You (Thalía song)

"I Want You" / "Me Pones Sexy" is the first single from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's 2003 crossover studio album Thalía. The track features American rapper Fat Joe and is notable for its sample of Brenda Russell's song "A Little Bit of Love". The song peaked at number twenty two in the U.S. charts. Both songs were written by Cory Rooney, Davy Deluge, Gregory Bruno, Fat Joe, Thalía, and Brenda Russell, and produced by Cory Rooney and Davy Deluge.

"I Want You"
Single by Thalía featuring Fat Joe
from the album Thalía
B-side	"It's My Party"
Released	July 6, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop R&B hip hop
Length	3:45
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Cory Rooney Davy Deluge Gregory Bruno Fat Joe Brenda Russell Thalía
Producer(s)	Cory Rooney
Thalía singles chronology
"Dance Dance (The Mexican)" (2003) "I Want You"/"Me Pones Sexy" (2003) "Baby, I'm in Love"/"Alguien Real" (2003)
Fat Joe singles chronology
"All I Need" (2003) "I Want You"/"Me Pones Sexy" (2003) "Lean Back" (2003)

Chart performance

"I Want You" became a modest success, peaking at number 22 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] The song entered in various charts around the world. It achieved mainstream radio success in countries like Turkey, Greece, Romania, Hungary as well as Mexico, and Latin America. "I Want You" met huge radio success in Japan, where it was a big hit and received multi-platinum status.

Music video

The music video for "I Want You" was directed by Dave Meyers and shot in The Bronx, New York. The video aired in May 2003. It won an award for "Video of the Year" on Lo Nuestro Awards in the next year in Latin America.

In the video, Thalía seduces some bricklayers and sings while some guys are playing basketball. Fat Joe also appears in the video.

Remixes

"I Want You"

• "A Cappella"
• "Instrumental Version"
• "Pop Edit"
• "Pablo Flores Import House Mix"
• "Pablo Flores Club Mix"
• "Pablo Flores Miami Radio Mix"

"Me Pones Sexy"

• "Radio Edit"
• "Instrumental Version"

Track listings

CD single

1. "I Want You" [Radio Edit] – 3:34
2. "It's My Party" [English Version of "Arrasando"] – 3:57
3. "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Club Mix] – 8:21

Mexican 2-track promotional only CD

1. "Me Pones Sexy"
2. "I Want You" [Pop Edit] – 3:46

U.S. 4-track promo-only remix 12"

1. "I Want You" [Radio Edit] – 3:34
2. "I Want You" [Album Instrumental] – 3:34
3. "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Import House Mix] – 8:36
4. "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Club Mix] – 8:21

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 25 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 29 Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 86 Greece (IFPI)[5] 25 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 38 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[9] 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 64 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 22 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] Pablo Flores Remix 27 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[13] 14 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[14] Pablo Flores Remix 14 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 61 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[17] 13 "Me Pones Sexy" Chart (2003) Peak position US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[18] 9 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 9 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[20] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Billboard Hot 100[21] 95

References

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