Only Wanna Give It to You
| "Only Wanna Give It to You" | ||||
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| SinglebyElle VarnerfeaturingJ. Cole | ||||
| from the albumPerfectly Imperfect | ||||
| Released | August 16, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Pop & Oak | |||
| Elle Varner singles chronology | ||||
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| J. Colesingles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Only Wanna Give It to You"onYouTube | ||||
"Only Wanna Give It to You"is a song by American singer-songwriter andR&Brecording artistElle Varner,released on August 16, 2011 as a digital download. It serves as her debut single and thelead singlefrom her debut studio album,Perfectly Imperfect(2012). The song features AmericanrapperJ. Coleand was produced by Oak & Pop. The Elle Varner song was released and her only single withJ Recordsprior toRCA Recordsbefore closing down the label.
Background
[edit]On October 4, 2011, Varner appeared onBET's106 & Parkto premier the video for "Only Wanna Give It to You". While she was there she was asked how the J. Cole collaboration came to be, she explained: "We actually met in college. He went toSt. John'sand we had a mutual friend at my school and like two years later I saw him in the Sony building when I had just got signed and I bumped into him I was like 'Yo what's up what are you doing here?' and he's like 'Yo I just signed withRoc Nation' and I "m like 'Yo I just signed with J. Records… When it came time to do the lead single for my album he was the first person I thought of."[1]
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]DJBooth.net compared the song toMary J. BligeandMethod Man's 1995hit"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By".They give praise to the Oak & Pop heavily influenced beat and Varner's vocals stating" Varner puts her distinctly unique voice on full display, laying down charismatic vocals declaring that she loves her man even more than her shoes ".[2]
Music video
[edit]The music video, directed by Orson Whales, was filmed in New York City. On October 3,behind-the-scenephotos surfaced onto the Internet.[3]The video depicts the 22-year-old singer-songwriter shop for shoes, chase herleading man,cruise with her girlfriends in her yellowJeep Wrangler,and appear with J. Cole as he raps his verse in the vibrant visuals. The video also featured a new and up-and-coming group called the "Tribe NYC", which is a collective group of talents who also pays homage to the late 1980s early 90s with their style. The video was released October 4, 2011, with Varner premiering it on BET's 106 & Park later that day.
Chart performance
[edit]The song first charted on the week of September 5, 2011 on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songsat number ninety-four.[4]It has since peaked at number twenty.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2011–12) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (BillboardJapan Hot 100)[5] | 23 |
| USBillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 20 |
Release Information
[edit]Purchasable Release
[edit]| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | August 16, 2011 | Digital download | J Records | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^"Elle Varner Debuts New Video on 106 and Park".BET. October 4, 2011.RetrievedOctober 7,2011.
- ^Elle Varner – Only Wanna Give It To YouDJBooth.net
- ^ON THE SET: Elle Varner & J. Cole Film The “Only Wanna Give It To You" Video
- ^"Billboard Hot R&B / Hip Hop Songs – 05 Sep « Creative Disc – Music Weblog".creativedisc.com.Archived fromthe originalon October 13, 2011.
- ^"Japan Billboard Hot 100"(in Japanese). Billboard Japan. October 10, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on October 3, 2012.RetrievedOctober 10,2012.
- ^[1].iTunes.com. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
