I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing

"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown.^[1] It was released as a two-part single, which charted #3 R&B and #20 Pop.^[2] The single version of the song did not receive an album release until the compilation Foundations of Funk – A Brand New Bag, but a live recording was included on Brown's 1970 album Sex Machine.

"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 1)"
Single by James Brown
B-side	"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 2)"
Released	March 1969 (1969-03)
Recorded	February 23, 1969, Lafevere Studios, Atlanta, GA
Genre	Funk
Length	3:05 (Part 1) 2:50 (Part 2)
Label	King 6224
Songwriter(s)	James Brown
Producer(s)	James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Soul Pride (Part 1)" (1969) "I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 1)" (1969) "The Popcorn" (1969)
Audio video
"I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself) (Pt. 1)" on YouTube

The track was sampled by Ice-T in his song "Power" and also sampled by Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs in their song "I Got To Have It".

References

1. Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
2. White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.

External links

• AllMusic review