| Why You Wanna | |
| Cover: | Ti why you wanna.JPG |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | T.I. |
| Album: | King |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Producer: | Kevin "Khao" Cates |
| Prev Title: | What You Know |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Shoulder Lean |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"Why You Wanna" is a song by American rapper T.I., released as the second official single from his fourth album King (2006). It samples a slowed down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". The chorus also interpolates rapper Q-Tip's vocals from "Got 'Til It's Gone" with Janet Jackson and "Find a Way" with his group A Tribe Called Quest.
The single peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.[1] The single also peaked at number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number four on the Hot Rap Songs charts.[2] [3] On September 20, 2007, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[4]
In Australia, the single debuted at number 55 on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and eventually peaked at number 49.
| Chart (2006) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Urban (Music Week)[6] | 33 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 95 | |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 23 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | April 4, 2006 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Atlantic | [9] |
| July 24, 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | |||