"I Wasn't Kidding" is a song by American singer Angie Stone. It was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin for Stone's first greatest hits album, Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005), while production was overseen by Martin and Vada Nobles. The song is built around a sample from the 1984 record "Baby I'm Scared of You" as written and performed by Womack & Womack.
Background "I Wasn't Kidding" was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin. Inspired by Martin's wish to use the beat of the Womack & Womack song "Baby I'm Scared of You" (1984) in a new "break-up song," much of the lyrics were penned by Austin.
Critical reception Billboard felt that "Stone conjures the 1980s with the booty-bumping" song and declared "I Wasn't Kidding" a "fun track, a stellar vocal and deserving entry on Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone. South African news website Independent Online called the song "a great old school jam."
Track listing
Personnel
Kamel Abdo – recording engineer Adrian Austin – writer Justin Goodman – bass Jason Groucott – recording engineer Andrea Martin – arranger, producer, strings, writer Tony Maserati – mixing engineer
Vada Nobles – producer Sax – guitars Keith Warren – strings Stuart White – recording engineer Cecil Womack – writer (sample) Linda Womack – writer (sample)
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding"Chart (2005)PeakpositionGlobal Dance Songs (Billboard)36
Year-end charts +2005 year-end chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding"Chart (2005)PositionUK Urban (Music Week)26
Release history + Release history for "I Wasn't Kidding" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) United States
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