I Really Didn't Mean It

{{Infobox song

| name = I Really Didn't Mean It

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Luther Vandross

| album = Give Me the Reason

| released = April 1987
(U.S.)

| recorded = 1986

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| venue =

| genre = R&B, soul

| length = 5:43

| label = Epic Records

| writer = L. Vandross, M. Miller

| producer = Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller

| prev_title = "There's Nothing Better Than Love" {{small|(with Gregory Hines)}}

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Any Love

| next_year = 1988

}}

"I Really Didn't Mean It" is a 1987 song by American recording R&B/soul artist Luther Vandross. The track was the fourth and final single released from his multi-platinum album Give Me the Reason. The song was a top ten R&B hit on Billboards Hot Black Singles chart.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=601}}