Make Me Wanna Scream

"Make Me Wanna Scream"
UK CD 1 and European CD single cover
Single by Blu Cantrell featuring Ian Lewis of Inner Circle
from the album Bittersweet
Released	December 1, 2003 (UK) December 8, 2003 (Europe)
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2002–2003 Circle House Studios (Miami, Florida)
Genre	R&B, ragga
Length	3:28
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Rodney Richard, Blu Cantrell, Kandi Burruss
Producer	Don Vito, Trixter
Blu Cantrell singles chronology
"Breathe" (2003) "Make Me Wanna Scream" (2003) "The Cha Cha" (2005)
Alternative cover UK CD 2 cover

"Make Me Wanna Scream" is the second and final single from American R&B singer Blu Cantrell's second studio album, Bittersweet (2003). The song features reggae artist Ian Lewis from the group Inner Circle. There are two versions of the song: the original version featuring Ian Lewis and the version with Cantrell alone.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Hype Williams and shot in 2003. It features Cantrell walking through a city with her friends in the background and of her driving a Mercedes. In the video, she vandalizes her ex-boyfriend's car and spray-paints it, along with some of her girlfriends. The ex-boyfriend, who comes out of his house at the end of the video and notices the girls painting "pig" on his car, was believed to be Simon Webbe (from the English boy band Blue), but it was actually her then-boyfriend Tony De Nero.

Chart performance

Although failing to match the success of previous single "Breathe", "Make Me Wanna Scream" still managed to chart moderately in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, and Australia. It nonetheless reached number six in Romania.

Track listings and formats

UK CD 1

1. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (MPH Remix) – 3:30
2. "Round Up" (Lady May featuring Blu Cantrell) – 4:14

UK CD 2

1. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (MPH Remix) – 3:30
2. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Album Version featuring Ian Lewis) – 3:32
3. "Round Up" (Lady May featuring Blu Cantrell) – 4:14
4. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Video)

European CD single

1. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Radio Mix) – 3:28
2. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (MPH Remix) – 3:30
3. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Mighty House Rocker Remix) – 3:29
4. "Make Me Wanna Scream" (Orange Factory Remix) – 6:05

Charts

Chart (2003/2004)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[1]	62
Austrian Singles Chart[2]	68
German Singles Chart[2]	58
Irish Singles Chart[2]	33
Romanian Top 100[3]	6
Swiss Singles Chart[2]	60
UK Singles Chart[2]	24

References

1. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 2nd February 2004" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040207-0000/Issue727.pdf. Retrieved March 16, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Blu Cantrell – Make Me Wanna Scream – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/1375. Retrieved June 12, 2008. 
3. ^ Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart - Top of the Year 2004