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Performed by: Toni Braxton
Written by: Robert Kelly

Credits: Kelly, Robert (Songwriter); R KELLY PUBLISHING INC (Publisher); UNIVERSAL MUSIC - Z SONGS (Publisher)

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"I Don't Want To"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Secrets
B-side "I Love Me Some Him"
Released March 11, 1997
Format CD single, CD maxi single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1996
Genre R&B
Length 4:17
Label LaFace
Writer(s) R. Kelly
Producer R. Kelly
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Un-Break My Heart"
(1996)		 "I Don't Want To"/"I Love Me Some Him"
(1997)		 "How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
(1997)

"I Don't Want To" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton, released as the third single from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single—released in the U.S. as a double A-side with the airplay smash hit "I Love Me Some Him"—shot to number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs during the summer of 1997. While not as successful as the two preceding singles, it became her third consecutive chart-topper on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in July 1997, following "You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart".

The music video was shot during a hectic time in Braxton's career. After the commercial success from the preceding singles and co-headlining a tour with Kenny G., Braxton was exhausted. The time schedule for a video was roughly one day for director Billie Woodruff. A simple video featured Braxton wandering around in a white room wearing a white tanktop and blue jeans.

The original treatment for the video was a one-take version. Woodruff told MTV News that he shot multiple takes and at the end of the day, the best version would be picked. The video had Braxton walking around a house, trying on various wigs and scrubbing her feet in a bathtub. Oddly enough, this was the controversy when creating the video. This video remains unreleased but MTV aired a short "making of" during editions of MTV News.

Track listings and formats

U.S. double A-side CD single with "I Love Me Some Him"
  1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:17
  2. "I Love Me Some Him" (Album Version) – 5:09
U.S. double A-side CD maxi single with "I Love Me Some Him"
  1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:17
  2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix) – 10:57
  3. "I Don't Want To" (Instrumental) – 4:19
  4. "I Love Me Some Him" (Album Version) – 5:09
  5. "Un-Break My Heart" (Billboard Award Show Version) – 4:12
UK CD 1
  1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:15
  2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Radio Edit) – 4:17
  3. "You're Makin' Me High" (Hot Ice Dancehall Mix featuring Mad Cobra) – 4:50
  4. "I Don't Want To" (Franktified Club Mix) – 10:57
UK CD 2
  1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:15
  2. "I Don't Want To" (Classic Club Mix) – 10:54
  3. "I Don't Want To" (Deep Jays Delight) – 9:02
European CD single
  1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:15
  2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Radio Edit) – 4:17
  3. "I Don't Want To" (Franktified Club Mix) – 10:57

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 71
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 11
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[2] 16
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[2] 13
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 13
Dutch Top 40[4] 33
European Hot 100 Singles[1] 23
German Singles Chart[5] 37
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[6] 10
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 21
Swedish Singles Chart[2] 15
UK Singles Chart[7] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Chart Data: Toni Braxton". mariah-charts.com. http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PToniBraxton.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Toni Braxton – I Don't Want To – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Toni+Braxton&titel=I+Don%27t+Want+To&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  3. ^ a b c d e "Secrets > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfixqrhldae~T31. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20 – 1997" (in Dutch). Top 40. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=20&jaar=1997. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  5. ^ "Musicline.de – Toni Braxton – I Don't Want To" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Braxton%2CToni/I+Don%2527t+Want+To/single. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  7. ^ "Chart Stats – Toni Braxton – I Don't Want To". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=25227. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
Preceded by
"Free" by Ultra Naté		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
July 19, 1997		 Succeeded by
"Something Goin' On" by Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown
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