I Wish (R. Kelly song)

"I Wish"
Standard artwork (U.S. 12-inch vinyl pictured)
Single by R. Kelly
from the album TP-2.com
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000
Recorded2000
Genre
Length5:34 (Album version)
5:16 (Radio edit)
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Robert Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Bad Man"
(2000)
"I Wish"
(2000)
"A Woman's Threat"
(2001)
"I Wish - Remix (To the Homies That We Lost)"
Single by R. Kelly featuring Boo & Gotti
from the album TP-2.com
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000
Recorded2000
GenreR&B, soul, hip hop
Length5:18
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly

"I Wish" is an R&B song recorded by American singer-songwriter R. Kelly, from the album TP-2.com. It was released as the album's first single. It spent three weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart.[1] The song is dedicated to his mother as well as friends and other loved ones of his who have died. This song was originally going to feature rapper 2Pac, but he died before recording his verse.[2] The remix, which was titled "I Wish – Remix (To the Homies That We Lost) featured Hip Hop duo Boo & Gotti, who were then signed to his Rockland Records imprint.

  1. ^ "I Wish - R. Kelly Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ "R.Kelly Says Best of Both Worlds Album Was Originally for 2Pac & Not Jay-Z". 31 October 2010.