I Wanna Talk About Me
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"I Wanna Talk About Me" is the title of a song written by Bobby Braddock
and recorded by American country music
artist Toby Keith
. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from Keith's album Pull My Chain
. The song was his seventh Number One single on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
charts.
", "I Wanna Talk About Me" is cited as an example of country-rap
, due to the use of a strong beat and rhythmically spoken lyrics. songwriter Bobby Braddock
("He Stopped Loving Her Today
") was inspired to write a song in that style after hearing "Getcha Some" and pitched it to Keith. "I Wanna Talk About Me" tells of a male's frustration in his inability to converse with his partner, who wants to talk about herself. In the chorus, the singer states "I like talking about you, you, you, you, usually / But occasionally / I wanna talk about me".
Blake Shelton
was originally slated to record the song. However, his label turned it down, as they thought it would be too risky of a debut single.
magazine in his review of the album, said that a lot of men will be able to relate to the song, "which Keith manages to sell through sheer force of personality."
and shows Toby following a girl around while she talks about different things that interest her. It was released in August 2001.
Bobby Braddock
Robert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
and recorded by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from Keith's album Pull My Chain
Pull My Chain
Pull My Chain is the title of an album by American country music artist Toby Keith, released in 2001 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. The album has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of two million copies...
. The song was his seventh Number One single on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts.
Background
Keith told Billboard magazine that he knew he would get "banged a little" for cutting the song. "They're going to call it a rap, [although] there ain't nobody doing rap who would call it a rap."Content
Like Keith's 1998 single "Getcha SomeGetcha Some
"Getcha Some" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in September 1998 as the lead single released from his album, Greatest Hits Volume One. It peaked at number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S. and...
", "I Wanna Talk About Me" is cited as an example of country-rap
Country-rap
Country rap is a subgenre of popular music blending country music with hip hop music-style rapping, also known as hick-hop. The genre has been identified as a genre for about twenty years....
, due to the use of a strong beat and rhythmically spoken lyrics. songwriter Bobby Braddock
Bobby Braddock
Robert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
("He Stopped Loving Her Today
He Stopped Loving Her Today
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is the title of a song by American country music artist George Jones that has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first No. 1 single...
") was inspired to write a song in that style after hearing "Getcha Some" and pitched it to Keith. "I Wanna Talk About Me" tells of a male's frustration in his inability to converse with his partner, who wants to talk about herself. In the chorus, the singer states "I like talking about you, you, you, you, usually / But occasionally / I wanna talk about me".
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
was originally slated to record the song. However, his label turned it down, as they thought it would be too risky of a debut single.
Critical reception
Ray Waddell, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine in his review of the album, said that a lot of men will be able to relate to the song, "which Keith manages to sell through sheer force of personality."
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael SalomonMichael Salomon
Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos...
and shows Toby following a girl around while she talks about different things that interest her. It was released in August 2001.
Chart performance
"I Wanna Talk About Me" debuted at #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 25, 2001.| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |