I Don't Want To

"I Don't Want To"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Secrets
B-side	"I Love Me Some Him"
Released	March 11, 1997
Format	CD single, CD maxi single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded	May 1996
Genre	R&B
Length	4:17
Label	LaFace
Writer(s)	R. Kelly
Producer(s)	R. Kelly
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Un-Break My Heart" (1996) "I Don't Want To"/"I Love Me Some Him" (1997) "How Could an Angel Break My Heart" (1997)

"I Don't Want To" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton, released as the third single from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single—released in the U.S. as a double A-side with the airplay smash hit "I Love Me Some Him"—shot to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs during the summer of 1997. While not as successful as the two preceding singles, it became her third consecutive chart-topper on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in July 1997, following "You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart".

The music video was shot during a hectic time in Braxton's career. After the commercial success from the preceding singles and co-headlining a tour with Kenny G., Braxton was exhausted. The time schedule for a video was roughly one day for director Billie Woodruff. A simple video featured Braxton wandering around in a white room wearing a white tanktop, blue jeans & a built up shoe.

The original treatment for the video was a one-take version. Woodruff told MTV News that he shot multiple takes and at the end of the day, the best version would be picked. The video had Braxton walking around a house, trying on various wigs and scrubbing her feet in a bathtub. Oddly enough, this was the controversy when creating the video. This video remains unreleased but MTV aired a short "making of" during editions of MTV News.^[1]

Track listings and formats

U.S. double A-side CD single with "I Love Me Some Him"

1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:17
2. "I Love Me Some Him" (Album Version) – 5:09

U.S. double A-side CD maxi single with "I Love Me Some Him"

1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:17
2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix) – 10:57
3. "I Don't Want To" (Instrumental) – 4:19
4. "I Love Me Some Him" (Album Version) – 5:09
5. "Un-Break My Heart" (Billboard Award Show Version) – 4:12

UK CD 1

1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:15
2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Radio Edit) – 4:17
3. "You're Makin' Me High" (Hot Ice Dancehall Mix featuring Mad Cobra) – 4:50
4. "I Don't Want To" (Franktified Club Mix) – 10:57

UK CD 2

1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:15
2. "I Don't Want To" (Classic Club Mix) – 10:54
3. "I Don't Want To" (Deep Jays Delight) – 9:02

European CD single

1. "I Don't Want To" (Album Version) – 4:15
2. "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Radio Edit) – 4:17
3. "I Don't Want To" (Franktified Club Mix) – 10:57

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[2] 71 Austrian Singles Chart[3] 11 Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[3] 16 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[3] 13 Canadian Singles Chart[4] 13 Dutch Top 40[5] 33 European Hot 100 Singles[2] 23 German Singles Chart[6] 37 Irish Singles Chart[7] 10 New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 21 Swedish Singles Chart[3] 15 UK Singles Chart[8] 9 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 19 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4] 9 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 1 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 59 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 600,000[11]

References

1. http://www.mtv.com/news/1426567/toni-braxton-leaves-the-bathroom-for-new-video/
2. "Chart Data: Toni Braxton". mariah-charts.com. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
3. "Toni Braxton – I Don't Want To – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
4. "Secrets > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20 – 1997". Radio 538 (in Dutch). Top 40. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
6. "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Toni Braxton – I Don't Want To". Media Control (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
7. "The Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. irishcharts.ie. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
8. "Chart Stats – Toni Braxton – I Don't Want To". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
9. "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
10. "American single certifications – Braxton, Toni – I Don%27t Want To". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
11. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.