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I Wanna Be with You › Released

2000
"I Wanna Be With You" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released on April 3, 2000, as the lead single from Moore's reissue of the same name (2000) and as a single from the soundtrack to the 2000 film Center Stage.[2][3] The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number 24 in the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming Moore's first and only top 30 single in the US. The song also peaked at number 13 in Australia and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The music video for the song, directed by Nigel Dick, shows Moore singing the song to her love interest in a dance studio.

"I Wanna Be With You"

Single by Mandy Moore
from the album I Wanna Be with You and Center Stage: Music from the Motion Picture
B-side
"Let Me Be the One"
"Love Shot"
Released
April 3, 2000
Genre
Teen pop[1]
Length
4:57
Label
Epic550 Music
Songwriter(s)
Tiffany ArbuckleShelly PeikenKeith Thomas
Producer(s)
Keith Thomas
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"Walk Me Home"
(2000) "I Wanna Be With You"
(2000) "So Real"
(2000)
Music video
"I Wanna Be with You" on YouTube
Composition
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"I Wanna Be with You" is written in the key of E♭ major and is set in the time signature of common time. It is moderately paced with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. The song also follows the sequence of E♭maj7–A♭–E♭7–A♭maj7 as its chord progression. Moore's vocals in the song spans from the note of A♭3 to D♭5.[4] The version used in the film has more poppy beats.[5]

Reception
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Billboard magazine praised the song and said, "Top 40 programmers and listeners alike will love Moore more with this track...just delightful",[3] and AllMusic chose the song as a highlight track on the parent album.[1]

Chart performance
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The single was released in April 2000 and soon became Moore's highest-charting song in the US, reaching number 24, becoming her only top-40 song in the nation. It spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked during its ninth week on the chart.[6] In Australia, the single reached number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 19 weeks in the top 50.[7] It also peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom, becoming her second and final single to chart there.[8]

Track listings
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Australian maxi-CD single[2]

"I Wanna Be with You" – 4:12
"Let Me Be the One" – 3:48
"Candy" (Rhythm Masters club mix) – 7:35
"I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix extended) – 10:16
European CD1[9]

"I Wanna Be with You" (radio edit) – 4:12
"I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix radio edit) – 4:21
European CD2[10]

"I Wanna Be with You" (radio edit) – 4:12
"I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix extended) – 10:16
"Candy" (Rhythm Masters club mix) – 7:35
UK CD1[11]

"I Wanna Be with You" – 4:12
"Let Me Be the One" – 3:48
"Love Shot" – 4:23
UK CD2[12]

"I Wanna Be with You" – 4:12
"I Wanna Be with You" (Soul Solution remix radio edit) – 4:21
"Candy" (Wade Robson remix) – 7:35
"I Wanna Be with You" (video)
UK cassette single[13]

"I Wanna Be with You" – 4:12
"Let Me Be the One" – 3:48

Credits and personnel
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Credits are adapted from the I Wanna Be with You liner notes.[14]

Writing – Shelly Peiken, Tiffany Arbuckle
Writing, production, arrangement – Keith Thomas
Lead vocals – Mandy Moore
Backing vocals – Tiffany Arbuckle
Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, drum programming, synthesizer – Keith Thomas
Electric guitar – Jerry McPhershon, Kenny Greenberg
Engineering assistant – Hadyn Buxton
Engineering, mixing – Bill Whittington
Production coordination, Pro Tools – Shaun Shankel
Additional programming – Dan Muckala