I Love Me Some Him
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"I Love Me Some Him" is a song by American R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

 from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Written by Andrea Martin
Andrea Martin (musician)
Andrea Monica Martin is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.She is primarily known for writing hit songs for artists like Toni Braxton , Monica , Angie Stone , En Vogue , SWV , and Leona Lewis Andrea Monica Martin is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.She is primarily...

 and Gloria Stewart and produced by the Danish duo Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin is a duo of Danish record producers and songwriters, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin. They have produced a large number of successful songs, including Monica's "Before You Walk out of My Life", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", JoJo's "Leave ", and Fantasia's "Truth Is"...

, the song was released as the flipside
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

 to the album's third single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "I Don't Want To
I Don't Want To
"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 . Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single—released in the U.S...

", solely in the United States, while international versions of "I Don't Want To" did not include "I Love Me Some Him".

"I Love Me Some Him" was a major R&B airplay hit during the course of 1997, and while there was no music video
Music video
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 filmed, it has become one of Braxton's most requested singles. As such, it was included on her 2003 singles collection Ultimate Toni Braxton
Ultimate Toni Braxton
Ultimate Toni Braxton, released in 2003, is the first greatest hits collection by R&B singer Toni Braxton. It features many of her greatest hits, and includes all the singles from her debut Toni Braxton and all but one of the singles from her second album Secrets...

.

Track listings and formats

U.S. double A-side CD single with "I Don't Want To"
  1. "I Don't Want To
    I Don't Want To
    "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 . Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single—released in the U.S...

    " (Album Version) – 4:17
  2. "I Love Me Some Him" (Album Version) – 5:09


U.S. double A-side CD maxi single with "I Don't Want To"
  1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:17
  2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles
    Frankie Knuckles
    Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer...

     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
    Un-Break My Heart
    "Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single...

    " (Billboard Award
    Billboard Music Award
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     Show Version) – 4:12

Peak positions

Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

19
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

9
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...

2

End of year charts

End of year chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 59
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