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"Only Wanna Give It to You" 
Single by Elle Varner featuring J. Cole from the album Perfectly Imperfect Released August 16, 2011 Format Digital download, Airplay Recorded 2011 Genre R&B, Neo soul, Hip hop soul, Hip hop Length 3:58 Label J Writer(s) Elle Varner, Jermaine Lamarr Cole, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Warren "Oak" Fielder Producer Oak & Pop J. Cole chronology "Trouble"
(2011)"Only Wanna Give It to You"
(2011)"Can't Get Enough"
(2011)Music video "Only Wanna Give It to You" on YouTube "Only Wanna Give It to You" is a song by American R&B recording artist Elle Varner. Released on August 16, 2011 as a digital download, it's her debut single and the lead single from her upcoming debut album, Perfectly Imperfect. The song features rapper J. Cole and was produced by Oak & Pop.
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Release Information
Purchasable Release
Country Date Format Label Ref United States August 16, 2011 Digital download J Records [1] Background
On October 4th, 2011, Varner appeared on BET's 106 & Park to premier the video for "Only Wanna Give It to You". While she was there she was asked how the J. Cole collaboration came to be, she explained: "We actually met in college. He went to St. John's and we had a mutual friend at my school and like two years later I saw him in the Sony building when I had just got signed and I bumped into him I was like 'Yo what's up what are you doing here.' and he's like 'Yo I just signed with Roc Nation' and I"m like 'Yo I just signed with J. Records… When it came time to do the lead single for my album he was the first person I thought of."[2]
Reception
Critical response
DJBooth.net compared the song to Mary J. Blige and Method Man's 1995 hit "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By". They give praise to the Oak & Pop heavily influenced beat and Varner's vocals stating "Varner puts her distinctly unique voice on full display, laying down charismatic vocals declaring that she loves her man even more than her shoes".[3]
Music video
The music video, directed by Orson Whales, was filmed in New York City. On October 3rd behind-the-scene photos surfaced onto the internet.[4] The video depicts the 22-year-old singer-songwriter shop for shoes, chase her leading man, cruise with her girlfriends in her yellow Jeep Wrangler, and appear with J. Cole as he raps his verse in the vibrant visuals. The video was released October 4th, 2011, with Varner premiering it on BET's 106 & Park later that day.
Chart performance
The song first charted on the week of September 5, 2011 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number ninety-four.[5] It has since peaked at number twenty-three.
Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
positionUS Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 23 References
- ^ [1]. iTunes.com. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Elle Varner Debuts New Video on 106 and Park". BET. 2011-10-04. http://www.bet.com/news/music/2011/10/04/elle-varner-debuts-new-video-on-106-and-park.html. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ Elle Varner - Only Wanna Give It To You DJBooth.net
- ^ ON THE SET: Elle Varner & J. Cole Film The “Only Wanna Give It To You" Video
- ^ http://creativedisc.com/top-charts/billboard-hot-100-singles/billboard-hot-rb-hip-hop-songs-05-sep/
Discography Studio albums Mixtapes The Come Up · The Warm Up · Friday Night LightsSingles "Who Dat" · "Work Out" · "Can't Get Enough"Featured singles "All I Want Is You" · "Feel Love" · "Bad Girls Club" · "Trouble" · "Only Wanna Give It to You" · "Party" (Remix)Related articles Roc Nation · Jay-ZCategories:- Debut singles
- 2011 singles
- J. Cole songs
- R&B song stubs
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