"I Want You" is the fourth official single from American soul singer Cee Lo Green's third studio album, The Lady Killer

The Lady Killer (album)

The Lady Killer is the third studio album by American recording artist Cee Lo Green, released November 5, 2010, on Elektra Records. Production for the album was handled by Salaam Remi, Element, The Smeezingtons, Fraser T...

. The single was released via digital download and CD single on June 5, 2011. The single version of the track is a slightly different remix of the track, and has been issued under the title "I Want You (Hold on to Love)", to distinguish it from the album version. The single version incorporates a sample of Saint Tropez's 1978 track "Hold on to Love". The music video for the song was premiered on May 27 through Cee Lo Green's official YouTube channel.

Live performances

While touring with an all-female backing band named Scarlet Fever

Scarlet Fever (band)

Scarlet Fever is an all-female backing band touring with Cee Lo Green. Originally formed for promotional tour events, popularity of the "Fuck You" single and The Lady Killer album led to multiple television appearances reaching an audience of millions in Europe and North America...

, Green came up with the idea for the song. He premiered the song live on November 11, 2010, as part of the Symmetry Live Concert Series at the W Hotel in Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan

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, New York. The song is part of his setlist for his 2011 arena tour. Green also performed the song on late night BBC

BBC

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 music show Later...with Jools Holland while he was in the UK. He also performed the song on The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

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on May 20, 2011.

Track listing

Digital Download

1. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" - 3:30
2. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Original Jack Splash Mix) - 5:04
3. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Redlight Remix) - 3:26
4. "I Want You" - 3:36

UK Promotional CD Single Set

• CD1

1. "I Want You" - 3:36
2. "I Want You" (Instrumental) - 3:36

• CD2

1. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" - 3:30
2. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Original Jack Splash Mix) - 5:04
3. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Redlight Remix) - 3:26
4. "I Want You (Hold on to Love)" (Instrumental Edit) - 3:30

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Cee Lo Green
• Producer
  Record producer
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  s – Fraser T. Smith
  Fraser T. Smith
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  , Jack Splash
• Lyrics
  Lyrics
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   – Callaway, VLJ, Fraser T. Smith, Jack Splash
• Label
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  : Elektra Records
  Elektra Records
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Charts

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Charts (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	June 5, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...	Elektra Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....