Only Wanna Be with You

Not to be confused with I Only Want to Be with You.

"Only Wanna Be with You"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Cracked Rear View and the EP Kootchypop
ReleasedJuly 1995 (1995-07)[1]
Genre
Length3:50
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Let Her Cry"
(1994) 		"Only Wanna Be with You"
(1995) 		"Time"
(1995)
Music video
"Only Wanna Be With You" on YouTube

"Only Wanna Be with You" is a song by American alternative rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. After being included on the group's EP Kootchypop (1993), it was released in July 1995 as the third single from their breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View (1994). It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart, number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.

Internationally, "Only Wanna Be with You" topped the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart for three weeks, becoming Canada's second-most-successful song of 1995. It also found success in Iceland, rising to number four on the Icelandic Singles Chart, and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. In 2021, American rapper Post Malone released a cover of the song for the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise.

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  3. ^ Jacklin, Ben (August 6, 2019). "Hearing New Heights: Hootie and the Blowfish". Immersive Audio Album. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Trapp, Philip (March 2, 2021). "Post Malone Covers Hootie & the Blowfish's 'Only Wanna Be With You'". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Mikael (November 5, 2019). "Review: Hootie & the Blowfish were pretty good after all". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.