"I Want You" / "Me Pones Sexy" is the first

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from the Mexican

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singer Thalía's 2003 crossover studio album '' Thalía''. The track features American rapper

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and is notable for its sample of Brenda Russell's song "A Little Bit of Love". The song peaked at number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Both songs were written by Cory Rooney, Davy Deluge, Gregory Bruno,

, Thalía, and

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, and produced by Cory Rooney and Davy Deluge.

Promotion

Thalía performed the song on various shows to promote it including

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along with other artists such as

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, Beyonce,

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, and

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and where she was the first of nine artists to sing where she performed the song along with her hits " Dance Dance (The Mexican)", " Baby, I'm in Love", and " ¿A Quién le Importa?".

Chart performance

"I Want You" became a modest success, peaking at number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song also achieved international success in countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Romania.

Music video

The

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for "I Want You" was directed by Dave Meyers and shot in

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. The video aired in May 2003. It won an award for "Video of the Year" on Lo Nuestro Awards in the next year in Latin America. In the video, Thalía seduces some bricklayers and sings while some guys are playing basketball.

also appears in the video.

Track listings

CD single # "I Want You"

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– 3:34 # "It's My Party" nglish Version of "Arrasando"– 3:57 # "I Want You" ablo Flores Club Mix– 8:21 Mexican 2-track promotional only CD # "Me Pones Sexy" # "I Want You" op Edit– 3:46 US 4-track promo-only remix 12" # "I Want You"

– 3:34 # "I Want You" lbum Instrumental– 3:34 # "I Want You" ablo Flores Import House Mix– 8:36 # "I Want You" ablo Flores Club Mix– 8:21

Charts

Weekly charts

"I Want You"

"Me Pones Sexy"

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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