"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. The song was written by Derulo, Sam Martin, Lindy Robbins, Mitch Allan, and its producer, Ian Kirkpatrick.
"Want to Want Me" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Derulo's sixth top ten hit in the United States. 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). "Want to Want Me" remained at number one in the UK for four weeks. It also reached number one in Austria, Israel, and South Africa, as well as the top ten in seventeen additional countries. It was the third-bestselling song of 2015 in Israel. It is certified Gold or higher in eighteen countries.
Background
Derulo said that the song was the first one recorded for his album Everything Is 4, and he decided to release it as the lead single after having several friends listen to it.
The song was originally intended to be on Chris Brown's 2014 album X, and was featured on the album's original track listing, titled "Want You to Want Me", but the singer eventually decided to replace it with the track "Drunk Texting".
According to some news reports, also Olly Murs recorded a version of "Want to Want Me", wanting to release the song as his single, but he was forced to reject it as his voice wasn't high enough to reach the high notes. Murs later admitted to regretting turning it down after seeing how popular of a smash hit it became.
Music composition 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.Jason Derulo "Want To Want Me" Sheet Music musicnotes
Critical reception Time named "Want to Want Me" the eighth-best song of 2015. Pitchfork praised it for being "Derulo's best song, a crisp, feel-good blast of infatuated power-pop that feels warmer and more lived-in than any of his previous singles." Stereogum also praised the track, describing it as "an absolute monster of a pop song".
Commercial performance "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, before reaching number five dated June 20.
Music video The song's accompanying music video was directed by Colin Tilley. It premiered on Tinder on March 23, 2015. The video features glamour model Tianna Gregory as Derulo's love interest in the video.
Track listing Digital download "Want to Want Me" – 3:27
Digital download – Westfunk remix "Want to Want Me" – 3:13
Other Versions 7th Heaven Club Mix - 7:45 7th Heaven Radio Edit – 3:27
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of Everything Is 4. Note: Access the 'Credits' button.
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
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2015–2016) PeakpositionFrance Airplay (SNEP)1 Germany Airplay (BVMI) 1 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 8 Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay) 5 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino) 4 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 15 Slovenia (SloTop50)2 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 6 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 86
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Want to Want Me" Chart (2015) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 19 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 18 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 95
Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA) 24 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 13 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 60 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 51 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 12 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 103 France (SNEP) 23 Germany (Official German Charts) 16 Hungary (Single Top 40) 53 Israel (Media Forest) 3 Italy (FIMI) 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 24 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 15 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 7 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 103Slovenia (SloTop50)20 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 13 UK Singles (OCC) 16 US Billboard Hot 100 17 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 18 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 12 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard) 14 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 21
Chart (2016) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino) 67 France (SNEP) 174 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 23
Certifications and sales
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