I Don't Wanna

"I Don't Wanna"
Single by Aaliyah
from the album Next Friday (soundtrack) and Romeo Must Die: The Album
Released	January 11, 2000 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, maxi single
Recorded	April 1999
Genre	R&B, hip hop soul
Length	4:15
Label	Blackground/Virgin
Writer(s)	Johnta Austin, Jazze Pha, Donnie Scantz, Kevin Hicks
Producer	Donnie Scantz and Kevin Hicks
Aaliyah singles chronology
"Are You That Somebody?" (1998) "I Don't Wanna" (2000) "Try Again" (2000)

"I Don't Wanna" is a song by American singer Aaliyah. Written and composed by Johnta Austin, Jazze Pha, Donnie Scantz, and Kevin Hicks, featuring production by Scantz and Hicks, it appears on both the Next Friday soundtrack (2000) and the Romeo Must Die soundtrack (2000). The song was released in August 1999 as a promotional airplay single in the United States only, where it reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Internationally, "I Don't Wanna" was released as a double A-side with "Come Back in One Piece".

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	35
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	26
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	3
U.S. Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop	1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Songs	22

End of year charts

End of year chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	96

External links

• Aaliyah.com — official site
• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics