The Daily News reviewer called the single "very wonderful". Entertainment Weekly 's Whitney Pastorek gave it an A− rating, and complimented its minimal production. Older women will easily fall prey to the very thought of his musings, while men now have an interesting avenue to express similar feelings." Robert Christgau noted "You Make Me Wanna." as one of the best tracks from My Way. The track promises to be a hit among all generations and genders as his loyal young female fan base will eagerly jump aboard. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Vocally strumming his notes as gently and powerfully as the guitar player who accompanies him, Usher makes no enemies by professing an attraction to a friend while being involved with another. Critical reception īBC Music's Christian Hopwood stated that "You Make Me Wanna." had "universal appeal". "You Make Me Wanna." serves as the opening track to Usher's second studio album, My Way, while an extended version concludes the album. Unauthorized copies of the song were distributed in Europe before its release, due to its popularity. The vinyl was made available in the US on April 24, 2001. "You Make Me Wanna." was released via cassette single, CD single, and 12-inch vinyl in the UK on January 19, 1998. On September 9, 1997, the track was added to US contemporary hit radio. The song was then released via maxi single on August 5, 1997. In the United States, it was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio on July 15, 1997. "You Make Me Wanna." was distributed by LaFace Records and Arista Records. Usher told Rolling Stone that the song was inspired by one of his own memories of "juggling three women". The song's lyrics are written in second-person narrative, and its hook is the pick-up line, "You make me wanna leave the one I'm with and start a new relationship with you". In the song, Usher attempts to seduce his partner's best friend, whom he finds irresistible, creating a love triangle. The song has a basic sequence of Cm–Fm 7–A ♭–G–G/B as its chord progression.
Usher's voice extends from the low note of B ♭ 3 to the high note of C 6. According to Universal Music Publishing Group's sheet music published at, "You Make Me Wanna." is written in the key of C Minor with a moderate tempo of 88 beats per minute. "You Make Me Wanna." draws from the genres of R&B, soul and pop, and heavily utilizes the acoustic guitar, while also incorporating hi-hat and bell instrumentation. Tan and Dupri mixed the record with assistance from John and Brian Frye at Studio LaCoCo, in Atlanta, Georgia. Phil Tan was in charge of recording the song at the Krosswire Studio, in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996. Usher wrote "You Make Me Wanna." with Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, who also produced and played musical instruments on the tune. Problems playing this file? See media help. An accompanying music video, directed by Bille Woodruff, shows Usher dancing in various colored rooms and backgrounds, and uses an effect which creates several clones of Usher. It also reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, US Pop Songs, Canadian Singles Chart, Dutch Top 40 and ARIA Singles Chart. "You Make Me Wanna." appeared on several record charts, topping the UK Singles Chart and the US Hot R&B Singles, logging the second-longest run by a male artist on the latter. The record won a Billboard Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and a WQHT Hip Hop Award, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The song focuses on a love triangle relationship, with the protagonist wishing to leave his girlfriend for his erstwhile best friend, with a hook in which Usher states, "You make me wanna leave the one I'm with and start a new relationship with you".
An R&B, soul and pop song in C minor, it makes use of acoustic guitar, hi-hat and bell instrumentation. "You Make Me Wanna." was written by Usher along with Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, who both produced the tune. It was released on August 5, 1997, by LaFace Records and Arista Records as the lead single from Usher's second studio album, My Way (1997). " You Make Me Wanna." is a song by American recording artist Usher. For other uses, see You Make Me Wanna (disambiguation).
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