Why You Wanna

Infobox Single
Name = Why You Wanna


Artist = T.I.
from Album = King
Released = April 28, 2006 (U.S.)
Format =
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = Hip hop/Southern rap
Length =
Label = Grand Hustle/Atlantic
Writer = C. Harris
K. Cates
N. Conway
J. Fareed
B. Gilberto
S. Muhammad
I. Taylor
T. Tei
C. Waters
D. Yancey
Producer = Kevin "Khao" Cates
Certification = Gold [ [http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA T.I. gold & platinum data] "RIAA". Accessed October 11.] (RIAA)
Keyboards = Dawaun Parker
Chart position =

#1 (SA)

#17 (IRE)

#22 (UK)

#29 (US)

#30 (TOK)

#43 (SWI)

#49 (AUS)

Last single = "What You Know"
(2006)
This single = "Why You Wanna"
(2006)
Next single = "My Love"
(2006)

"Why You Wanna" is the third single from American rapper T.I. from his fourth album "King". It was released in 2006. It samples a slowed down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". The chorus also interpolates Q-Tip's vocals from Got 'Til It's Gone with Janet Jackson and Find a Way with his group A Tribe Called Quest. "Why You Wanna" debuted at #55 on the Australian ARIA charts, peaking at #49. There is a Mick Boogie remix to this song, featuring Q-Tip. It is still T.I.'s first and only single to date to make the UK Top 40.

Video Information

The video was shot in Hawaii. At the beginning T.I. was at the magazine stand, he saw a model on the cover. Next scene shows T.I. and his proteges hanging around on the beach looking at women. T.I. spotted a woman Akira Torii who was dating a man (played by T.I.'s deceased friend Phil) who was treating her wrong and T.I. was asking her why is she with him and he can treat her better. At the end was a dedication to Phil who was killed in Cincinnati at the age of 26. This video was shown on TRL.

The video appeared in black and white, yet the woman appeared in color. T.I., his shirt, and the dancer's skirts appeared in colored in a few scenes as well.

Chart positions

Remixes

*Why You Wanna (VSO)
*Why You Wanna (Radio Version- Vso Recall Clean)
*Why You Wanna (Benztown Mixdown)
*Why You Wanna (Instrumental)
*Dip Slide (Explicit Non-Album Track)
*Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat. Trey Songz, Smitty & Q-Tip)

References

External links

*youtube|WD2ePODB-94|Music video for "Why You Wanna"