Wanna Get to Know You

2004 single by G-Unit featuring Joe
"Wanna Get to Know You"
Single by G-Unit featuring Joe
from the album Beg for Mercy
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
Length4:25
Label
  • Interscope
  • G-Unit
Songwriter(s)
  • Curtis Jackson III
  • Christopher Lloyd
  • David Brown
  • Joseph Thomas
Producer(s)Red Spyda
G-Unit featuring Joe singles chronology
"Poppin' Them Thangs"
(2003) 		"Wanna Get to Know You"
(2004) 		"Ride wit U"
(2004)
Joe singles chronology
"More & More"
(2003) 		"Wanna Get To Know You"
(2004) 		"Ride wit U"
(2004)
Music video
"Wanna Get To Know You" on YouTube

"Wanna Get to Know You" is a song recorded by G-Unit. It was released in January 2004 through Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records as the third single from their 2003 debut album, Beg for Mercy.

Background

The song was released to radio stations on January 13, 2004. The song features R&B singer Joe, who sings the chorus. The first verse of the song is rapped by Young Buck, followed by Lloyd Banks, and the final verse is rapped by 50 Cent. The song is produced by Red Spyda, and heavily samples Marvin Gaye's song, "Come Live with Me Angel". The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Track listing

Promo CD single
  1. "Wanna Get To Know You" (LP version)
  2. "Angels"
  3. "Angels" (Instrumental)
  4. "Wanna Get To Know You" (Enhanced CD Video)

Music video

The music video's setting(s) change for each verse. G-Unit (Young Buck, The Game, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks) appears in a backstreet alley throughout the video. Young Buck appears at a bar/club with The Game for his verse, seducing a woman while there. Lloyd Banks is in a taxi cab making love to a woman while the taxi cab driver looks on for the second verse. 50 Cent is at a beach party and making love to a woman on the sand for the third and final verse.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 30
Australian Urban (ARIA)[3] 9
CIS (TopHit)[4] 193
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 96
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 27
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[15] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 51

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 26, 2004 (2004-01-26) Urban contemporary radio G-Unit, Interscope [18]
February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02) Rhythmic contemporary radio [19]

References

  1. ^ Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
  2. ^ "G Unit feat. Joe – Wanna Get To Know You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "Issue 745" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ^ G-Unit — Wanna Get To Know You. TopHit. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Chart Track: Week 15, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "G Unit feat. Joe – Wanna Get To Know You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ^ "G Unit feat. Joe – Wanna Get To Know You". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^ "G Unit feat. Joe – Wanna Get To Know You". Singles Top 100.
  9. ^ "G Unit feat. Joe – Wanna Get To Know You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "G Unit: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "G-Unit Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "G-Unit Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "G-Unit Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "2004 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 22, 2005. p. 24. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  16. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  17. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1539. January 23, 2004. p. 22. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1540. January 30, 2004. p. 23. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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