Make Me Wanna Scream

"Make Me Wanna Scream"
UK CD 1 and European CD single cover
Single by Blu Cantrell featuring Ian Lewis
from the album Bittersweet
ReleasedOctober 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
StudioCircle House (Miami, Florida)
Length3:28
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Blu Cantrell singles chronology
"Breathe"
(2002) 		"Make Me Wanna Scream"
(2003)
Alternative cover
UK CD 2 cover

"Make Me Wanna Scream" is the second and final single from American R&B singer Blu Cantrell's second studio album, Bittersweet (2003). The song features Ian Lewis from Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle. There are two versions of the song: the original version featuring Ian Lewis and the version with Cantrell alone.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Hype Williams and shot in 2003. It features Cantrell walking through a city with her friends in the background and of her driving a Mercedes. In the video, she vandalizes her ex-boyfriend's car and spray-paints it, along with some of her girlfriends. The ex-boyfriend, who comes out of his house at the end of the video and notices the girls painting "pig" on his car, was believed to be Simon Webbe (from the English boy band Blue), but it was actually her then-boyfriend Tony De Nero.

Chart performance

Although failing to match the success of previous single "Breathe", "Make Me Wanna Scream" still managed to chart moderately in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, and Australia. It nonetheless reached number six in Romania.

Track listings

UK CD 1

  1. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (MPH remix) – 3:30
  2. "Round Up" (Lady May featuring Blu Cantrell) – 4:14

UK CD 2

  1. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (MPH remix) – 3:30
  2. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (album version featuring Ian Lewis) – 3:32
  3. "Round Up" (Lady May featuring Blu Cantrell) – 4:14
  4. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (video)

European CD single

  1. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (radio mix) – 3:28
  2. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (MPH remix) – 3:30
  3. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Mighty House Rocker remix) – 3:29
  4. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Orange Factory remix) – 6:05

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) Rhythmic contemporary radio Arista [12]
United Kingdom December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01) CD [13]

References

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  2. ^ "Issue 727" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Blu Cantrell feat. Ian Lewis – Make Me Wanna Scream" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Blu Cantrell feat. Ian Lewis – Make Me Wanna Scream" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Blu Cantrell". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 27, saptamina 5.07 – 11.07, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 17, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Blu Cantrell feat. Ian Lewis – Make Me Wanna Scream". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "2003 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1524. October 3, 2003. p. 32. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Reviews: Singles". Music Week. November 22, 2003. p. 31.