I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)

"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z, released as the first single from his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It is produced by The Neptunes and features a chorus sung by Neptunes member Pharrell Williams, as well as Shay Haley and Omillio Sparks who all remain uncredited. The video for the song features cameos from rappers Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, Damon Dash, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Jermaine Dupri and actor John Witherspoon. A music video directed by David Meyers was made for "I Just Wanna Love U."

"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
Single by Jay-Z
from the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
ReleasedOctober 17, 2000
Format
  • 12-inch single
  • CD
  • vinyl
Recorded2000
StudioBaseline Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)"
(2000)		 "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
(2000)		 "Change the Game"
(2001)

Janet Jackson included the song in a dance breakdown during "Nasty" on her "All for You Tour". The song was also featured during Coldplay's Viva tour as pre-show music, a reference due to Jay-Z's feature on the track "Lost!". Beyoncé also included the song in the "Crazy In Love" breakdown on her "I Am World Tour".

Jay-Z's verse 1 features sample from The Notorious B.I.G.'s song "The World Is Filled..." from Life After Death album. The chorus of the song is interpolated from the Rick James song "Give It to Me Baby".

Reception

During a spot on Bill Maher's talk show, Jay-Z revealed the song was based on a true story, about real life events that occurred during a Mary J. Blige afterparty. AllMusic's Steve Birchmeier considers "I Just Wanna Love U" to be "a fun, playful song miles away from the rugged Ruff Ryder beats Swizz Beatz had been offering Jay-Z a year earlier."[1] In addition, Rob Marriott of Rolling Stone and Steve Juon of RapReviews.com describe it as a club-ready[2] track that will get "whips hopping from coast to coast.".[3] The single eventually became the first Jay-Z single to reach number one on the Hip-Hop/R&B chart. The song was voted number one by Complex for their Best Songs of the Decade list.[4] The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 3 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart, and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

Britney Spears said she was inspired by Jay-Z and "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" to work with the song's producers The Neptunes for her Britney album, saying "for this album I was really inspired by Jay-Z and The Neptunes, those were the two people I really listened to." Spears' single "I'm a Slave 4 U", released the following year, was produced by The Neptunes and became a defining hit in her career.

Formats and track listings

CD
  1. "I Just Wanna Love U (Radio Edit)" (3:50)
  2. "Parking Lot Pimpin" (4:15)
  3. "Hey Papi (Clean)" (4:27)
  4. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It to Me) (Video)"

Vinyl

A-Side
  1. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (Radio Edit)"
  2. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (LP Version)"
  3. "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (Instrumental)"

B-Side
  1. "Parking Lot Pimpin' (Radio Edit)"
  2. "Parking Lot Pimpin' (LP Version)"
  3. "Parking Lot Pimpin' (Instrumental)"

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References
  1. Birchmeier, Steve. "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Review at AllMusic". Retrieved July 18, 2007.
  2. Marriott, Rob. "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Review at Rolling Stone". Retrieved July 18, 2007.
  3. Juon, Steve. "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Review at RapReviews.com". Retrieved July 18, 2007.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2010-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "American single certifications – Jay Z – I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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