What You Want (Mase song)

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"What You Want"
Single by Mase featuring Total
from the album Harlem World
B-side	"What You Want" (remix)
Released	1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	4:02
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Songwriter(s)	Mason Betha Sean Combs Curtis Mayfield Nashiem Myrick Keisha Spivey
Producer(s)	Nashiem Myrick
Mase singles chronology
"Been Around the World" (1997) "What You Want" (1998) "Horse & Carriage" (1998)
Total singles chronology
"What About Us?" (1997) "What You Want" (1997) "Trippin'" (1998)
Music video
"What You Want" on YouTube

"What You Want", also known as "Tell Me What You Want", is a song by American rapper Mase, featuring vocals from Bad Boy Records labelmates, R&B group Total. It was released as the second single from the former's debut album, Harlem World by the aforementioned label and Arista Records on December 3, 1997. The song was co-written Mase and Bad Boy label boss Sean Combs, produced by Nashiem Myrick of the label's in-house production team The Hitmen, and contains a sample of "Right on for the Darkness" by Curtis Mayfield. As with Mase's previous single, "What You Want" proved commercially successful, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming his second consecutive top ten single; it received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).