I Want You (Thalía song)

"I Want You" / "Me Pones Sexy" is the first single from the Mexican Latin pop singer Thalía's 2003 crossover studio album Thalía. The track features American rapper Fat Joe 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, Gregory Bruno, Fat Joe, Thalía, and Brenda Russell, and produced by Cory Rooney and Davy Deluge.

"I Want You"
Single by Thalía featuring Fat Joe
from the album Thalía
B-side	"It's My Party"
Released	5 May 2003 (2003-05-05)
Length	3:45
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Brenda Russell Cory Rooney Fat Joe Gregory Bruno Spanish lyrics by Thalía
Producer(s)	Cory Rooney
Thalía singles chronology
"Dance Dance (The Mexican)" (2003) "I Want You" (2003) "Baby, I'm in Love"/"Alguien Real" (2003)
Fat Joe singles chronology
"All I Need" (2003) "I Want You"/"Me Pones Sexy" (2003) "Lean Back" (2003)
Music video
"I Want You" on YouTube

Promotion

Thalía performed the song on various shows to promote it including Good Morning America.^[1] In December 2003, Thalía was invited to the Jingle Ball along with other artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Beyoncé, Sean Paul, and Simple Plan 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?".^[2]

Chart performance

"I Want You" became a modest success, peaking at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[3] The song also achieved international success in countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Romania.

Music video

The music video for "I Want You" was directed by Dave Meyers and shot in The Bronx, New York. 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. Fat Joe also appears in the video.

Track listings

CD single

1. "I Want You" [Radio Edit] – 3:34
2. "It's My Party" [English Version of "Arrasando"] – 3:57
3. "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Club Mix] – 8:21

Mexican 2-track promotional only CD

1. "Me Pones Sexy"
2. "I Want You" [Pop Edit] – 3:46

US 4-track promo-only remix 12"

1. "I Want You" [Radio Edit] – 3:34
2. "I Want You" [Album Instrumental] – 3:34
3. "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Import House Mix] – 8:36
4. "I Want You" [Pablo Flores Club Mix] – 8:21

Charts

Weekly charts "I Want You" Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 25 Australian Urban (ARIA)[5] 9 Brazil (ABPD)[6] 10 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 29 Colombia (ASINCOL)[8] 5 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 86 Greece (IFPI)[10] 25 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 38 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14] 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 64 US Billboard Hot 100[3] 22 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] Pablo Flores remix 27 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[17] 14 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[18] Pablo Flores remix 14 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 61 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 13 "Me Pones Sexy" Chart (2003) Peak position US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[22] 9 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[23] 9 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[24] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Brazil (Crowley)[25] 9 Colombia (B & V Marketing)[26] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[27] 95 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 55 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[29] 66

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	5 May 2003 (2003-05-05)	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Virgin	[30]
	12 May 2003 (2003-05-12)	Urban radio		[31]
	19 May 2003 (2003-05-19)	Contemporary hit radio		[32]
Australia	11 August 2003 (2003-08-11)	CD		[33]

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