I Wanna Be Down

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“I Wanna Be Down”
Single by Brandy from the album Brandy
Released	September 6, 1994 (North America)
Format	CD single, vinyl single, cassette single
Genre	R&B, hip hop soul
Length	4:51 (album version)
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones
Producer	Keith Crouch
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)[1]
Brandy singles chronology
"I Wanna Be Down" (1994) "Baby" (1994)

"I Wanna Be Down" is an R&B song performed by American singer Brandy. It was co-written and produced by Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones for the singer's self-titled debut studio album, Brandy (1994), and released as its lead single during the third quarter of 1994 (see 1994 in music). The song's impact on the charts was comparatively large for a debut single: While it spent four weeks on top of the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, it reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 Notes

[edit] Music video

Atlantic Records decided to produce two music videos for the single. The original clip was directed by Keith Ward and premiered prior to the single's official release in September 1994. In the following months another video for a remix of the song, entitled "Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix", was shot by Hype Williams. It features female rappers MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, and Yo-Yo, and was partially black-and-white and partially in color. Latter video eventually earned Brandy her first nomination for "Best Rap Video" at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards.

[edit] Track listing

German CD single (7567-85581-2)

1. "I Wanna Be Down" (LP Edit) – 4:09
2. "I Wanna Be Down" (Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix) – 4:15
3. "I Wanna Be Down" (LP Version) – 4:53
4. "I Wanna Be Down" (Cool Out) – 5:13
5. "I Wanna Be Down" (A Capella) – 4:32

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart [2]	12
New Zealand Singles Chart [2]	11
UK Singles Chart [2]	36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3]	6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles [3]	1

[edit] Notes

Preceded by "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men

Billboard's Hot R&B Songs number one single October 22, 1994

Succeeded by "Practice What You Preach" by Barry White

v • d • e Brandy Studio albums Brandy (1994) · Never Say Never (1998) · Full Moon (2002) · Afrodisiac (2004) Compliation albums The Best of Brandy (2005) EPs U Don't Know Me (1999) · The Brandy Star Profile (2000) · Rhino Hi-Five: Brandy (2006) Related topics Discography · Singles · Videography · Filmography · Awards and nominations · Products

v • d • e Brandy singles discography Brandy "I Wanna Be Down" (1994) · "Baby" (1995) · "Best Friend" (1995) · "Brokenhearted" (1995) Never Say Never "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) · "Top of the World" (1998) · "Have You Ever?" (1998) · "Angel in Disguise" (1998) · "Almost Doesn't Count" (1999) · "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (1999) · "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1999) · "Never Say Never" (2000) Full Moon "What About Us?" (2002) · "Full Moon" (2002) · "He Is" (2002) Afrodisiac "Talk About Our Love" (2004) · "Who Is She 2 U" (2004) · "Afrodisiac" (2004) Other singles "Sittin' Up in My Room" (1995) · "Missing You" (1996) · "Another Day in Paradise" (2001) Promo songs "Turn It Up" (2003)