Wanna Get to Know You

{{Infobox song

| name = Wanna Get to Know You

| cover = Wanna Get To Know You.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = G-Unit featuring Joe

| album = Beg for Mercy

| released = January 13, 2004

| recorded = 2003

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B}}

| length = 4:25

| label = {{hlist|Interscope|G-Unit}}

| writer = {{hlist|Curtis Jackson III|Christopher Lloyd|David Brown|Joseph Thomas}}

| producer = Red Spyda

| prev_title = Poppin' Them Thangs

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Ride wit U

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Joe

| type = singles

| prev_title = More & More

| prev_year = 2003

| title = Wanna Get To Know You

| year = 2004

| next_title = Ride wit U

| next_year = 2004

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|VeIeRkNfh5Q|"Wanna Get To Know You"}}

}}

"Wanna Get to Know You" is a song recorded by G-Unit. It was released in January 2004 through Interscope Records and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records as the third single from their 2003 debut album, Beg for Mercy.

Background

The song was released to radio stations on January 13, 2004. The song features R&B singer Joe, who sings the chorus. The first verse of the song is rapped by Young Buck, followed by Lloyd Banks, and the final verse is rapped by 50 Cent. The song is produced by Red Spyda, and heavily samples Marvin Gaye's song, "Come Live with Me Angel". The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-04-10/hot-100 Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales]

=Track listing=

; Promo CD single

"Wanna Get To Know You" (LP version)
"Angels"
"Angels" (Instrumental)
"Wanna Get To Know You" (Enhanced CD Video)

Music video

The music video's setting(s) change for each verse. G-Unit (Young Buck, The Game, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks) appears in a backstreet alley throughout the video. Young Buck appears at a bar/club with The Game for his verse, seducing a woman while there. Lloyd Banks is in a taxi cab making love to a woman while the taxi cab driver looks on for the second verse. 50 Cent is at a beach party and making love to a woman on the sand for the third and final verse.

Chart positions

=Weekly charts=

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!align="left"|Chart (2004)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|30|song=Wanna Get To Know You|artist=G Unit feat. Joe}}

{{single chart|Australiaurban|9|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040607-0000/issue745.pdf|urltitle=Issue 745|access-date=February 27, 2022}}

{{single chart|CIS|193|artist=G-Unit|song=Wanna Get To Know You|songid=885|access-date=May 10, 2022|refname="CIS"}}

{{single chart|Dutch100|96|song=Wanna Get To Know You|artist=G Unit feat. Joe}}

{{single chart|New Zealand|26|song=Wanna Get To Know You|artist=G Unit feat. Joe}}

{{single chart|Sweden|41|song=Wanna Get To Know You|artist=G Unit feat. Joe}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|20|song=Wanna Get To Know You|artist=G Unit feat. Joe}}

=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2004)

!Position

UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2005/Music-Week-2005-01-22.pdf |title=2004 Urban top 30|magazine=Music Week|page=24|date=January 22, 2005|access-date=August 5, 2023}}

|align="center"|26

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2004-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2004|website=billboardtop100of.com|access-date=June 10, 2020}}

|align="center"|86

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004|work=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2020}}

|align="center"|51

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Label(s) ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| United States \| {{start date\|2004\|1\|26}} \| Urban contemporary radio \| rowspan="2"\| G-Unit, Interscope \|{{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-01-23.pdf \|title=Going for Adds \|magazine=Radio & Records \|issue=1539 \|page=22 \|date=January 23, 2004 \|access-date=July 9, 2022}}
{{start date\|2004\|2\|2}} \| Rhythmic contemporary radio \|{{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-01-30.pdf \|title=Going for Adds \|magazine=Radio & Records \|issue=1540 \|page=23 \|date=January 30, 2004 \|access-date=July 9, 2022}}

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! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| {{start date|2004|1|26}}

| Urban contemporary radio

| rowspan="2"| G-Unit, Interscope

|{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-01-23.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1539 |page=22 |date=January 23, 2004 |access-date=July 9, 2022}}

| Rhythmic contemporary radio

|{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-01-30.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1540 |page=23 |date=January 30, 2004 |access-date=July 9, 2022}}

References

Category:2004 singles

Category:G-Unit songs

Category:Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero

Category:Contemporary R&B ballads

Category:2003 songs

Category:Songs written by Marvin Gaye

Category:Songs written by 50 Cent

Category:Songs written by Lloyd Banks

Category:G-Unit Records singles

Category:Interscope Records singles

Category:Songs written by Tony Yayo

Category:Songs written by Joe (singer)