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T.I., released as the second official single from his fourth album ''

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'' (2006). It samples a slowed down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "

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". The chorus also interpolates rapper Q-Tip's vocals from " Got 'Til It's Gone" with

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and " Find a Way" with his group A Tribe Called Quest.

Chart performance

The single peaked at number 29 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. The single also peaked at number five on the

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and number four on the

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charts. On September 20, 2007, the song was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. In Australia, the single debuted at number 55 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and eventually peaked at number 49.

Official versions

* 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.

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, Smitty & Q-Tip) * Why You Wanna (Mick Boogie Remix) (feat. Q-Tip) (Official Remix) * Why You Wanna (Remix) (feat.

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) (French Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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