"I Wanna Be With You" is a song by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released on April 3, 2000, as the lead single from Moore's reissue of the same name (2000) and as a single from the soundtrack to the 2000 film Center Stage. The song received positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number 24 in the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming Moore's first and only top 30 single in the US. The song also peaked at number 13 in Australia and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The music video for the song, directed by Nigel Dick, shows Moore singing the song to her love interest in a dance studio.

Composition

"I Wanna Be with You" is written in the key of E♭ major and is set in the time signature of common time. It is moderately paced with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. The song also follows the sequence of E♭maj7–A♭–E♭7–A♭maj7 as its chord progression. Moore's vocals in the song spans from the note of A♭3 to D♭5. The version used in the film has more poppy beats.

Reception

Billboard magazine praised the song and said, "Top 40 programmers and listeners alike will love Moore more with this track...just delightful", and AllMusic chose the song as a highlight track on the parent album.

Chart performance

The single was released in April 2000 and soon became Moore's highest-charting song in the US, reaching number 24, becoming her only top-40 song in the nation. It spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked during its ninth week on the chart. In Australia, the single reached number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent 19 weeks in the top 50. It also peaked at number 21 in the United Kingdom, becoming her second and final single to chart there.

Track listings

Australian maxi-CD single European CD1 European CD2 UK CD1 UK CD2 UK cassette single

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the I Wanna Be with You liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history