"I Wanna Thank Ya" is a song by

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recording artist Angie Stone. It was produced by Jazze Pha for her third studio album ''

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'' (2004) and features guest vocals from rapper

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. An uptempo R&B and

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track with heavy

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and

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elements, it samples from Deodato's song "Skatin'" (1980), Joyce Sims's " Come into My Life" (1987), DeBarge's " All This Love" (1982) and

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's " Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (1980). Released as the album's lead single, it became a top ten hit on the

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chart, while it reached number-one on the US ''

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chart.

Music video

A music video for "I Wanna Thank Ya" was filmed by Dominican director Jessy Terrero. Apart from Snoop Dogg, British actor Idris Elba appears as Stone's love interest in the video.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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* {{authority control 2004 songs 2004 singles Soul songs Songs written by Jazze Pha Songs written by Snoop Dogg Songs written by El DeBarge Songs written by Angie Stone J Records singles Angie Stone songs