"You Make Me Wanna..." is a song by American recording artist

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. It was released on August 5, 1997, by

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and

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as the

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from Usher's second studio album, '' My Way'' (1997). "You Make Me Wanna..." was written by Usher along with

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and Manuel Seal, who both produced the tune. An R&B,

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and

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song in

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, it makes use of

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and

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instrumentation. The song focuses on a

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relationship, with the protagonist wishing to leave his girlfriend for his erstwhile best friend, with a

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in which Usher states, "You make me wanna leave the one I'm with and start a new relationship with you". The record won a ''Billboard'' Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and a

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Hip Hop Award, and was nominated for a

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. "You Make Me Wanna..." appeared on several

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s, topping the

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and the US

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, logging the second-longest run by a male artist on the latter. It also reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, US

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and ARIA Singles Chart. An accompanying

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, directed by

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, shows Usher dancing in various colored rooms and backgrounds, and uses an effect which creates several clones of Usher.

Background and composition

wrote "You Make Me Wanna..." with

and Manuel Seal, who also produced and played

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s on the tune.

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was in charge of recording the song at the Krosswire Studio, in

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in 1996. Tan and Dupri mixed the record with assistance from John and Brian Frye at Studio LaCoCo, in

. "You Make Me Wanna..." draws from the genres of R&B,

and

, and heavily utilizes the

, while also incorporating

and

instrumentation. According to

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's sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "You Make Me Wanna..." is written in the key of

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with a moderate

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of 88

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. Usher's voice extends from the low note of B₃ to the high note of C₆. The song has a basic sequence of Cm–Fm₇–A–G–G/B as its

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. In the song, Usher attempts to seduce his partner's best friend, whom he finds irresistible, creating a

. The song's lyrics are written in

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, and its

is the

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, "You make me wanna leave the one I'm with and start a new relationship with you". Usher told ''

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'' that the song was inspired by one of his own memories of "juggling three women".

Release

"You Make Me Wanna..." was distributed by

and

. In the United States, it was serviced to

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radio on July 15, 1997. The song was then released via

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on August 5, 1997. On September 9, 1997, the track was added to US

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. "You Make Me Wanna..." was released via

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, and 12-inch vinyl in the UK on January 19, 1998. The vinyl was made available in the US on April 24, 2001. Unauthorized copies of the song were distributed in Europe before its release, due to its popularity. "You Make Me Wanna..." serves as the opening track to Usher's second studio album, '' My Way'', while an extended version concludes the album.

Critical reception

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's Christian Hopwood stated that "You Make Me Wanna..." had "universal appeal".

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from ''

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'' wrote, "Vocally strumming his notes as gently and powerfully as the guitar player who accompanies him, Usher makes no enemies by professing an attraction to a friend while being involved with another. The track promises to be a hit among all generations and genders as his loyal young female fan base will eagerly jump aboard. Older women will easily fall prey to the very thought of his musings, while men now have an interesting avenue to express similar feelings."

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noted "You Make Me Wanna..." as one of the best tracks from ''My Way''. ''

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'' Whitney Pastorek gave it an A− rating, and complimented its minimal production. The '' Daily News'' reviewer called the single "very wonderful". Alan Jones from ''

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'' viewed it as "a superbly sublime and soulful semi-acoustic debut which recalls similarly styled singles from

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and

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. It actually has a very complex vocal, with Usher singing in and around the gaps on his own chorus. A very promising cuitain-raiser." According to Ann Powers of ''

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'', the song "put the spice back in the word 'relationship'." David Fricke from ''

'' said it is one thing: "tiptoe love funk with a spare, gangsta air and Usher doing overdubbed ensemble singing like a one-man

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." When reviewing ''My Way'', Ian Hyland from ''

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'' stated that, "Tracks like 'You Make Me Wanna...', 'Nice And Slow' and 'Slow Jam' should put you in the mood". A writer for ''

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'' wrote, "The song is a melodic blend of Usher's smooth, youthful voice and a strong, upbeat rhythm track. Billy Johnson Jr. of

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commended the production on "You Make Me Wanna...", along with that of " Nice and Slow" and "

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", the second and third singles from ''My Way'', respectively. On

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2004, VH1 listed the song at number six on its "Top 10 Sexy Tunes" for the holiday. "You Make Me Wanna..." won Usher the ''

'' award for Pop Singer of the Year, and the Best R&B/Soul Single, Male category at the 1998 Soul Train Music Awards. Radio station

awarded it the title of Best R&B Song at its inaugural Hip Hop Awards. The singer also received a

nomination for

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for the song at the

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, but lost to . In the 1997

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critics' poll administered by ''

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'', "You Make Me Wanna..." tied for thirtieth place in the singles category with

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's "

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Commercial performance

"You Make Me Wanna..." debuted at number twenty-five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the chart dated August 23, 1997. The track peaked at number two for seven consecutive weeks, from October 25 to December 6, 1997. After seven weeks at number two, the song fell into number three, replaced at the runner-up spot by

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", which had also spent seven weeks at number three. In November 1998, the song fell off the chart after forty-six charting weeks. On the

component chart, "You Make Me Wanna..." debuted at number four on August 23, 1997, before topping the chart two weeks later. In its first week of release, "You Make Me Wanna..." received 1,329 spins, and by early October 1997, the song had made fifty million listener impressions on US R&B radio. The record spent a total of eleven weeks atop the R&B/Hip Hop Songs, and seventy-one weeks within the chart's 100 positions. "You Make Me Wanna..." stood as the song with the longest run on the genre chart by a male artist until

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's "On the Ocean" lasted longer in 2010. It also spent twenty-nine weeks on the

chart, peaking at number seven. On September 3, 1997, "You Make Me Wanna..." received a

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from the

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(RIAA), denoting 500,000 shipments, and later that month it was upgraded to platinum status for shipments exceeding one million copies. Though its certification status was not further renewed, it ultimately went on to sell over two million copies domestically. The song ranked at number eighty-eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 "All-Time Top Songs", published in July 2008. "You Make Me Wanna..." entered the

at number one, on the chart dated January 31, 1998. That same week the

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(BPI) awarded the song a silver certification for shipping 200,000 units. It only spent one week on top of the chart, being replaced by

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's "

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". "You Make Me Wanna..." slipped off the chart in May 1998, having had thirteen charting weeks. The BPI has since re-certified the single gold for shipping over 400,000 copies. The song entered the

at number eighty-six on November 10, 1997. It peaked at number six, lasting twenty-two weeks in the chart. In Europe, the song reached the top twenty in France, Germany, Norway and Switzerland, and peaked at number seven in the Netherlands. It spent sixteen weeks in the Australian Singles Chart, climaxing at number six, and was certified Platinum by the

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(ARIA), having sold 70,000 copies. "You Make Me Wanna..." reached number fifteen on the

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, occupying twenty-six weeks in the chart. The

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certified the song gold.

Music video

The accompanying

for "You Make Me Wanna..." was directed by Bille Woodruff. It starts with Usher sitting in an orange wall recess, reaching for a guitar, before cutting to a scene of him standing in a white-and-purple circular room, wearing an open shirt. It moves to a blue backdrop where Usher advances, flanked by four dancers. The scene is replaced by five

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of Usher dancing and sitting on chairs. The video continues with the singer performing dance routines throughout; interspersed are scenes of Usher singing the song on a background of blue pipes. Toward the end of the video, he takes off his shirt in the circular room, and finally Usher and his backup dancers step out of their shoes and walk away.

Track listings

* Maxi-single # "You Make Me Wanna..." – 3:39 # "You Make Me Wanna..." ( JD remix) – 3:39 # "You Make Me Wanna..." ( Lil' Jon's Eastside Remix) – 4:26 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (

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Remix) – 3:58 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (

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) – 3:17 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (Lil Jon's Eastside remix instrumental) – 3:57 * CD single # "You Make Me Wanna..." # "You Make Me Wanna..." (Tuff Jam Classic Garage Mix) # "You Make Me Wanna..." (Tuff Jam Classic Garage instrumental) # "You Make Me Wanna..." (Tuff Jam UVM Dub Mix) # "You Make Me Wanna..." (instrumental Dub Mix) * 12-inch vinyl # "You Make Me Wanna..." – 3:39 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (JD's Remix) – 3:39 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (Lil' Jon's Eastside Remix) – 3:58 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (Timbaland's Remix) – 4:26 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (

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) – 3:39 # "You Make Me Wanna..." (instrumental) – 3:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

References

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