I Wanna Be with You (Mandy Moore song)

"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 (2000-04-03)
Genre	Teen pop[1]
Length	4:57
Label	Epic 550 Music
Songwriter(s)	Tiffany Arbuckle Shelly Peiken Keith Thomas
Producer(s)	Keith Thomas
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"Walk Me Home" (2000) "I Wanna Be With You" (2000) "So Real" (2000)
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"I Wanna Be with You" on YouTube
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"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.

Composition

"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

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

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

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

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 13 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 24 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[16] 77 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[17] 68 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 34 Scotland (OCC)[19] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[8] 21 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 24 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20] 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 31 US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[22] 14

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australia (ARIA)[23] 70 US Hot Soundtrack Singles (Billboard)[24] 10 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	April 3, 2000	Contemporary hit radio	Epic 550 Music	[27]
	June 26, 2000	Adult contemporary hot adult contemporary radio		[28]
United Kingdom	August 7, 2000	CD cassette		[29][30]

References

1. I Wanna Be with You, AllMusic
2. I Wanna Be with You (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. FFM 669469 2.
3. Taylor, Chuck, ed. (April 8, 2000). "Reviews & Previews: Singles – Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 15. p. 24 – via Google Books.
4. Keith, Thomas (November 14, 2006). "I Wanna Be With You by Mandy Moore – Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. MN0055225.
5. "Archived copy". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
6. "Mandy Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Mandy Moore – I Wanna Be With You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Mandy Moore: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
9. I Wanna Be with You (European CD1 liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. FFM 669260 1.
10. I Wanna Be with You (European CD2 liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. FFM 669260 2.
11. I Wanna Be with You (UK CD1 liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. 669592 2.
12. I Wanna Be with You (UK CD2 liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. 669592 5.
13. I Wanna Be with You (UK cassette single sleeve). Mandy Moore. Epic Records, 550 Music. 2000. 669592 4.
14. I Wanna Be with You (Liner notes). Mandy Moore. Epic Records. 2000. BK 62195.
15. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7187." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
16. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7184." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
17. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 35. August 26, 2000. p. 7. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
18. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mandy Moore". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
19. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
20. "Mandy Moore Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
21. "Mandy Moore Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
22. "Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 32. August 5, 2000. p. 96.
23. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". ARIA. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
24. "The Year in Music 2000 – Hot Soundtrack Singles". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
25. "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.
26. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
27. "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2298. March 31, 2000. p. 10.
28. "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2309. June 16, 2000. p. 34.
29. "Reviews – For Records Released on August 7, 2000" (PDF). Music Week. July 29, 2000. p. 11. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
30. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 5, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved August 4, 2021. Misprinted as July 17 on source.