Only Wanna Be with You

"Only Wanna Be With You"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Cracked Rear View
Released	July 17, 1995
Format	CD single
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rock, roots rock
Length	3:46
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, Jim Sonefeld
Producer	Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Let Her Cry" (1994) "Only Wanna Be with You" (1995) "Time" (1995)
Music video "Only Wanna Be With You" on YouTube

"Only Wanna Be with You" is a rock song released in July 1995 by Hootie & the Blowfish, the third single from their breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song as a bonus track for their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks.

"Only Wanna Be With You" references and quotes extensively from Bob Dylan's "Idiot Wind," and the song makes reference to other Dylan titles. The band later entered into a financial settlement with Dylan for the use.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2]	3
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks	3
Australian Singles Chart	40
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	17
UK Singles Chart	87

End of year chart

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[3]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	33
End of year chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	99

In December 2007, VH1 named it #45 on their countdown for the "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s."

References

1. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Hootie & the Blowfish. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
2. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Hootie & the Blowfish. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
3. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 20, December 18, 1995". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2840&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2010-11-14.