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{{for|the single by Jana Kramer|Why Ya Wanna}}
{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Why You Wanna
| name = Why You Wanna
| Cover = Ti why you wanna.JPG
| cover = Ti why you wanna.JPG
| Artist = [[T.I.]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[King (T.I. album)|King]]
| type = single
| Released = April 28, 2006 <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
| Format = [[CD single]], [[Digital download]]
| artist = [[T.I.]]
| album = [[King (T.I. album)|King]]
| [ Recorded = ]
| released = {{Start date|2006|4|18|mf=y}}
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]/[[Southern rap]]
| Length =
| recorded = 2005
| studio =
| Label = [[Grand Hustle Records|Grand Hustle]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| venue =
| Writer = [[T.I.|C. Harris]]<br>[[Khao|K. Cates]], Neal Conway, Crystal Waters, Tei Towa, Bebel Gilberto, Kamaal Fareed, Ali Muhammad, Malik Taylor, James Yancey
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Producer = Kevin "Khao" Cates
| length = 3:37
| Certification = Gold <small>([[RIAA]])</small> <ref>[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=T.I.&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA T.I. gold & platinum data]''RIAA''. Accessed October 11.</ref>
| label = {{hlist|[[Grand Hustle Records|Grand Hustle]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
| Keyboards = Dawaun Parker
| writer = {{hlist|[[T.I.|Clifford Harris]]|K. Cates|Neal Conway|[[Crystal Waters]]||[[Towa Tei|Tei Towa]]|[[Bebel Gilberto]]|[[Q-Tip|Kamaal Fareed]]|[[Ali Shaheed Muhammad|Ali Muhammad]]|[[Phife Dawg|Malik Taylor]]|[[J Dilla|James Yancey]]}}
| Chart position =<li>'''#1''' <small> ([[South Africa|SA]])</small></li>
| producer = Kevin "Khao" Cates
<li>'''#17''' <small>([[Ireland|IRE]])</small></li>
| prev_title = [[What You Know (T.I. song)|What You Know]]
<li>'''#22''' <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> </li>
| prev_year = 2006
<li>'''#29''' <small>([[United States|US]])</small> </li>
| next_title = [[Shoulder Lean]]
<li>'''#30''' <small>([[Tokio Hot 100|TOK]])</small></li>
| next_year = 2006
<li>'''#43''' <small>([[Switzerland|SWI]])</small></li>
<li>'''#49''' <small>([[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]])</small></li>
| Last single = "[[What You Know]]" <br>(2006)
| This single = "Why You Wanna" <br>(2006)
| Next single = "[[Shoulder Lean]]" <br>(2006)
}}
}}
"'''Why You Wanna'''" is a song by American [[rapper]] [[T.I.]], released as the second official single from his fourth album ''[[King (T.I. album)|King]]'' (2006). It [[Sampling (music)|samples]] a slowed down keyboard chord from [[Crystal Waters]]' "[[Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)]]". The chorus also interpolates rapper [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]]'s vocals from "[[Got 'Til It's Gone]]" with [[Janet Jackson]] and "[[Find a Way (A Tribe Called Quest song)|Find a Way]]" with his group [[A Tribe Called Quest]].


==Chart performance==
'''"Why You Wanna"''' is the third single from [[United States|American]] [[rapper]] [[T.I.]] from his fourth album ''[[King (T.I. 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 (rapper)|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]]. Until his single [[Live Your Life]] reached number 2 in the UK charts in 2008<ref name="liveyourlife">{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Your_Life | title = T.I. - Live Your Life (Ft. Rihanna)}}</ref>, it was T.I.'s first single to make the UK Top 40.
The single peaked at number 29 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/t-i/chart-history/hsi/|title= T.I. Chart History - Hot 100|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> The single also peaked at number five on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] and number four on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/t-i/chart-history/bsi/|title= T.I. Chart History - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/t-i/chart-history/rap/|title= T.I. Chart History - Hot Rap Songs|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> On September 20, 2007, the song was certified [[RIAA Certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=t.+i.+&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - T.I.|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>


In Australia, the single debuted at number 55 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and eventually peaked at number 49.
==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 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 [[Total Request Live|TRL]].


==Official versions==
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.
* Why You Wanna (Album Version)
* Why You Wanna (VSO)
* Why You Wanna (Radio Version- Vso Recall Clean)
* Why You Wanna (Amended Album Version)
* Why You Wanna (Benztown Mixdown)
* Why You Wanna (Instrumental)
* Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat. [[Trey Songz]], [[Smitty (rapper)|Smitty]] & [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]])
* Why You Wanna (Mick Boogie Remix) (feat. [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]]) (Official Remix)
* Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat. [[shy'm]]) (French Remix)


==Chart positions==
==Charts==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}


===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!align="left"|Chart (2006) <ref>[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nfwxqwkldde~T51 allmusic ((( T.I. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
!align="left"|Peak<br />Position
|-
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (2006)
|align="left"|Australian Singles Chart
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|align="center"|49
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Australia|49|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|align="left"|Ireland Top 50 Singles
|align="center"|17
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|6|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|align="left"|South Africa
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|7|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|align="left"|Switzerland
|align="center"|43
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Czech Republic|21|artist=T.I.|year=2006|week=35|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|align="left"|[[Tokyo Hot 100]]
|align="center"|30
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Ireland|17|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|year=2006|week=24|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|22
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2006/week-29|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 2006|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>
|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard Hot 100]]''
|3
|align="center"|29
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Dutch100|43|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|access-date=March 21, 2023}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Scotland|32|date=20060618|access-date=March 21, 2023}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Switzerland|43|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|-
|align="center"|47
! scope="row" {{singlechart|UK|date=20060618|22|access-date=March 21, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|UKrandb|4|date=20060618|access-date=March 21, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|29|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|artistid={{BillboardID|T.I.}}|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|47|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|artistid={{BillboardID|T.I.}}|access-date=May 23, 2013}}
|-
! scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|artistid={{BillboardID|T.I.}}|access-date=May 23, 2013}}
|-
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|artistid={{BillboardID|T.I.}}|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|-
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|13|artist=T.I.|song=Why You Wanna|artistid={{BillboardID|T.I.}}|access-date=May 24, 2013}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
==Remixes==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
*Why You Wanna (VSO)
|-
*Why You Wanna (Radio Version- Vso Recall Clean)
!scope="col"|Chart (2006)
*Why You Wanna (Benztown Mixdown)
!scope="col"|Position
*Why You Wanna (Instrumental)
|-
*Dip Slide (Explicit Non-Album Track)
!scope="row"|UK Urban (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2007/Music-Week-2007-01-13.pdf |title=2006 Urban Top 40|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=26|date=January 13, 2007|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
*Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat. [[Trey Songz]], [[Smitty]] & [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]])
|33
*Why You Wanna (Mick Boogie Remix) (feat.[[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]]) (Official Remix)
|-
! scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs– Year-End 2006 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>
|95
|-
! scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|title=Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006|website=Billboard.biz|year=2006|access-date=September 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003173555/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|archive-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
|23
|}
{{col-end}}


== References ==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=T.I.|title=Why You Wanna|award=Gold|certyear=2024|relyear=2006}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=ringtone|note={{noitalic|(Mastertone)}}|artist=T.I.|title=Why You Wanna|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format(s)
! scope="col"| Label(s)
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row"| United States
| April 4, 2006
| [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic contemporary radio]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref name="FMQB CHR">{{Cite web |title=CHR – Available for Airplay |url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219164931/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=[[FMQB]]}}</ref>
|-
| July 24, 2006
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
|-
|}

==References==


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{youtube|WD2ePODB-94|Music video for "Why You Wanna"}}
*{{YouTube|dgXESMLrQo4|Music video for "Why You Wanna"}}


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Latest revision as of 13:47, 4 November 2024

For the single by Jana Kramer, see Why Ya Wanna.
"Why You Wanna"
Single by T.I.
from the album King
ReleasedApril 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)
Recorded2005
GenreHip hop
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kevin "Khao" Cates
T.I. singles chronology
"What You Know"
(2006) 		"Why You Wanna"
(2006) 		"Shoulder Lean"
(2006)

"Why You Wanna" is a song by American rapper T.I., released as the second official single from his fourth album King (2006). It samples a slowed down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". The chorus also interpolates rapper Q-Tip's vocals from "Got 'Til It's Gone" with Janet Jackson and "Find a Way" with his group A Tribe Called Quest.

Chart performance

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The single peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.[1] The single also peaked at number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number four on the Hot Rap Songs charts.[2] [3] On September 20, 2007, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[4]

In Australia, the single debuted at number 55 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and eventually peaked at number 49.

Official versions

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  • Why You Wanna (Album Version)
  • Why You Wanna (VSO)
  • Why You Wanna (Radio Version- Vso Recall Clean)
  • Why You Wanna (Amended Album Version)
  • Why You Wanna (Benztown Mixdown)
  • Why You Wanna (Instrumental)
  • Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat. Trey Songz, Smitty & Q-Tip)
  • Why You Wanna (Mick Boogie Remix) (feat. Q-Tip) (Official Remix)
  • Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat. shy'm) (French Remix)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 500,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25]
(Mastertone) 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 4, 2006 Rhythmic contemporary radio Atlantic [26]
July 24, 2006 Contemporary hit radio

References

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  1. ^ "T.I. Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "T.I. Chart History - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "T.I. Chart History - Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "RIAA Certifications - T.I." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "T.I. – Why You Wanna". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "T.I. – Why You Wanna" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "T.I. – Why You Wanna" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 35. týden 2006 in the date selector. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "Chart Track: Week 24, 2006". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 2006" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "T.I. – Why You Wanna" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "T.I. – Why You Wanna". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  16. ^ "T.I. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  17. ^ "T.I. Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  18. ^ "T.I. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  19. ^ "T.I. Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  20. ^ "T.I. Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  21. ^ "2006 Urban Top 40" (PDF). Music Week. January 13, 2007. p. 26. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "Hot 100 Songs– Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  23. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  24. ^ "American single certifications – T.I. – Why You Wanna". Recording Industry Association of America.
  25. ^ "American ringtone certifications – T.I. – Why You Wanna". Recording Industry Association of America.
  26. ^ "CHR – Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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