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Want to Want Me

"Want to Want Me" is a song recorded by American singer Jason Derulo for his fourth studio album, Everything Is 4 (2015). It was released as the album's lead single on March 9, 2015.[3] The song was written by Derulo, Sam Martin, Lindy Robbins, Mitch Allan, and its producer, Ian Kirkpatrick.[4][5]

"Want to Want Me"

"Want to Want Me" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Derulo's sixth top ten hit in the United States.[6] The song topped the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 127,000 units. It marked Derulo's fourth number-one single in the United Kingdom, following "In My Head" (2010), "Don't Wanna Go Home" (2011) and "Talk Dirty" (2013).[7] "Want to Want Me" remained at number one in the UK for four weeks.[8]

Music composition[edit]

The song is written and recorded in E♭ Major, running at 112-116 beats per minute. It has a main chord progression of E♭-Cm.[14]

Critical reception[edit]

Time named "Want to Want Me" the eighth-best song of 2015.[15]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Want to Want Me" debuted at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 28, 2015. It jumped to number ten on the week of May 9, 2015,[16] before reaching number five dated June 20.[17]

Music video[edit]

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley. It premiered on Tinder on March 23, 2015.[18] The video features glamour model Tianna Gregory as Derulo's love interest in the video.[19]

7th Heaven Club Mix - 7:45

7th Heaven Radio Edit – 3:27

Sam Martin – Backing Vocals

Nate Merchant – Engineer

Chris Gehringer – Mastering Engineer

John Hanes – Mixing Engineer

Serban Ghenea – Mixing Engineer

Frank Ramirez – Recording Engineer

JP Negrete – Recording Engineer

Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of Everything Is 4.[21]