"Only Wanna Be with You" is a rock

Rock music

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 song

Song

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 released in July 1995 by Hootie & the Blowfish

Hootie & the Blowfish

Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded five studio albums to date, and has...

, the third single from their breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View

Cracked Rear View

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. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 chart in the United States, #3 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Alvin and the Chipmunks

Alvin and the Chipmunks

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 covered the song as a bonus track for their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks

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"Only Wanna Be With You" references and quotes extensively from Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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's "Idiot Wind

Idiot Wind

"Idiot Wind" is a song by Bob Dylan. It appeared on his album Blood on the Tracks.The song was likely to have been written in the summer of 1974, after his comeback tour with The Band that year. Working on a suggestion from his brother, Dylan re-recorded half the songs on Blood on the Tracks,...

," and the song makes reference to other Dylan titles. The band later entered into a financial settlement with Dylan for the use.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks	3
Australian Singles Chart	40
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	17
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	87

End of year chart

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	33
End of year chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	99

In December 2007, VH1

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named it #45 on their countdown for the "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s."