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2005 single by Angie Stone
"I Wasn't Kidding"
Single by Angie Stone
from the album Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
ReleasedOctober 10, 2005
Length4:28
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Angie Stone singles chronology
"Stay for a While"
(2004) 		"I Wasn't Kidding"
(2005) 		"Baby"
(2007)

"I Wasn't Kidding" is a song by American singer Angie Stone. It was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin for Stone's first greatest hits album, Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005), while production was overseen by Martin and Vada Nobles. The song is built around a sample from the 1984 record "Baby I'm Scared of You" as written and performed by Womack & Womack.

Background

"I Wasn't Kidding" was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin. Inspired by Martin's wish to use the beat of the Womack & Womack song "Baby I'm Scared of You" (1984) in a new "break-up song," much of the lyrics were penned by Austin.

Critical reception

Billboard felt that "Stone conjures the 1980s with the booty-bumping" song and declared "I Wasn't Kidding" a "fun track, a stellar vocal and deserving entry on Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone. South African news website Independent Online called the song "a great old school jam."

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleLength
1."I Wasn't Kidding" (radio edit)4:30
2."I Wasn't Kidding" (extended version)5:06
3."I Wasn't Kidding" (instrumental)4:31
4."I Wasn't Kidding" (tv track)4:31
5."I Wasn't Kidding" (acapella)4:19

Personnel

  • Kamel Abdo – recording engineer
  • Adrian Austin – writer
  • Justin Goodman – bass
  • Jason Groucott – recording engineer
  • Andrea Martin – arranger, producer, strings, writer
  • Tony Maserati – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) 13
Global Dance Songs (Billboard) 36
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard) 35
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 17

Year-end charts

2005 year-end chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding"
Chart (2005) Position
UK Urban (Music Week) 26

Release history

Release history for "I Wasn't Kidding"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)

References

  1. ^ "Remembering Andrea Martin and "I Wasn't Kidding" With Adrian Austin". queuepoints.com. September 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. "Reviews: Singles". Billboard. 2005-12-10. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. "The Very Best of Angie Stone". Independent Online. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. "I Wasn't Kidding". Spotify. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. "Angie Stone – I Wasn't Kidding" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  6. "Angie Stone – Global Dance Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  7. "Angie Stone Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  8. "Angie Stone Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  9. "2005 Urban top 40". Music Week. January 14, 2006. p. 22. ISSN 0265-1548.
  10. "Going for Adds – Week of 10/10/05". Radio & Records. No. 1627. October 7, 2005. p. 21. ISSN 0277-4860.

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