I Wanna (The All-American Rejects song)

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"I Wanna"
Single by the All-American Rejects
from the album When the World Comes Down
ReleasedJune 8, 2009
Recorded2007
GenrePop rock, pop punk
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eric Valentine
The All-American Rejects singles chronology
"The Wind Blows"
(2009) 		"I Wanna"
(2009) 		"Beekeeper's Daughter"
(2012)
Alternate cover
CD promo cover
Music video
"I Wanna" on YouTube

"I Wanna" is a song by American rock band the All-American Rejects, released as the third and final single from their third studio album When the World Comes Down on June 8, 2009.

Background[edit]

"I Wanna" was written by Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter in Florida, United States and was one of the first songs to be written and recorded for When the World Comes Down within a six-month time period both in the studio and the band's tour bus and was refined by Ritter numerous times before recording began.

In an interview with Take 40 Australia, Wheeler said "Tyson came up with the idea on the road while we were touring Move Along. Two years straight on the road, barely going home. And when all you see is planes, buses, cars, insides of venues, dressing rooms and hotels... it starts to feel like a prison. That's kinda what the song's about... you're locked away in this hole and all you wanna do is touch somebody."[1]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

The song received mixed reviews from music critics. The Impressive Inklings praised the song as an album opener and praised Ritter's vocal work as "impressive", while Marshall Lately stated that the track is "a playful opener on the junior effort" and "is repetitive without being annoying, which is seldom found in pop ditties, [it] shows lyrically that they know where they came from, but also where they’re going."

Sputnikmusic were more negative, stating "'I Wanna' has enough cringe-inducing lyrics to fill a Mariah Carey song and Ritter’s delivery is bored, at best. It feels as though AAR is tired with this same old song-and-dance routine."

Chart performance[edit]

Worldwide, "I Wanna" achieved moderate success, peaking at #42 and #45 in Austria and Germany respectively and #84 in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the song became the All-American Rejects' second-highest charting single in that territory - following "Gives You Hell" - peaking at #15.[2] It also charted in the country's year-end Top 100 Singles at #88.[3]

In the United States, "I Wanna" charted at #32 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and #23 on the Adult Top 40 charts respectively in late August 2009, it eventually reached #95 on the Hot 100 the following month.

Music video[edit]

A music video for "I Wanna" was directed by Rich Lee and was shot in June 2009 and was released a month later in mid-July. It primarily features the band performing the song on the set of their I Wanna Rock Tour stage set-up with neon lights, while scenes of a couple listening to music and sitting in a car are overlapped through the video, leading to them performing sexual intercourse.

A second version, directed by Paul Hunter, was released October 13, 2009. It revolves around a house party with the band where lead singer and bassist Tyson Ritter encounters his ex-girlfriend (played by Julianna Guill) with a new boyfriend (played by Landon Ashworth). Throughout the video, a series of videos and transitions are shown on LG cell phones that show the video both through them and how Ritter and his girlfriend broke up. Towards the end, the All-American Rejects are seen performing in front of their party guests with Ritter and the ex-girlfriend crowd surfing towards each other in the audience and ultimately renewing their relationship when they reach each other.

Appearances in popular culture[edit]

"I Wanna" is featured in the film The House Bunny, which also stars Ritter as the character of Colby.

Track listing[edit]

Charts and certifications[edit]

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label
Australia June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08) CD single Universal Music Group
United Kingdom[14] CD single, 7" vinyl Polydor
United States[15] July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27) CD promo DGC, Interscope
Canada[16] August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) CD single Interscope
Austria August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21) Universal Music Group
Germany[17]
Switzerland[18]
United Kingdom December 14, 2009 Digital download Polydor

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. ^ "The All-American Rejects – I Wanna". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "The All-American Rejects – I Wanna" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "The All-American Rejects – I Wanna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "The All-American Rejects: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "The All American Rejects Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  10. ^ "The All American Rejects Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "The All American Rejects Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2009". ARIA. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  14. ^ "The All-American Rejects - I Wanna". Discogs. 2009.
  15. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "I Wanna CD von The All-American Rejects bei Weltbild.de bestellen". Weltbild.de. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  18. ^ "I Wanna von The All American Rejects" (in German). CeDe.ch. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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