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"I Wanna Go" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was added to mainstream radio playlists in the United States as the third single from her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.[1] The song was written by Shellback, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha, while being produced by Martin and Shellback. Spears first posted a snippet of the track in February 2011, prior to the album's release. "I Wanna Go" is a dance and Hi-NRG song that includes elements of techno and a heavy bassline. Accompanied with a whistled melody and stuttering vocals, the song's lyrics feature Spears singing about losing inhibitions. A remix featuring guest vocals by Indian singer Sonu Nigam was released in July 2011.
"I Wanna Go" received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Some praised the track for being effective and highlighted its hook, while others dismissed the vocals as processed. "I Wanna Go" charted due to digital sales after the release of Femme Fatale in the lower regions of the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100, and also topped the South Korean International chart for three consecutive weeks. Following its release as a single, "I Wanna Go" peaked inside the top ten in Canada, France, Slovakia and the United States, as well as the top forty in Australia, Sweden and New Zealand. In the United States, "I Wanna Go" made Femme Fatale the first album by Spears to have three top ten singles.
An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, premiered on June 22, 2011. It depicts Spears daydreaming at a press conference about a series of events, including being chased by paparazzi cyborgs and being rescued by actor Guillermo DÃaz. Piliero explained the video as "a ridiculous, exaggerated rumor about her life and career." The video references films such as Half Baked, Crossroads, Terminator 2: Judgement Dayand Michael Jackson's Thriller. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its fun spirit. Spears has performed "I Wanna Go" at the Femme Fatale Tour (2011).
"I Wanna Go"
[Verse 1]
Lately I been stuck imagining
What I wanna do and what I really think,
Time to blow out
Be a little inappropriate
'Cause I know that everybody's thinkin' it
When the lights out
[Bridge]
Shame on me
To need release
Uncontrollably
[Chorus (2x):]
I wanna go all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I got running through my mind
[Verse 2]
Lately people got me all tied up
There’s a countdown waiting for me to erupt
Time to blow out
I’ve been told who I should do it with
To keep both my hands above the blanket
When the lights out
[Bridge]
Shame on me
To need release
Uncontrollably
[Chorus (2x):]
I wanna go all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I got running through my mind, whoa
[Bridge]
Shame on me (shame on me)
To need release (to need release)
Uncontrollably (uncontrollably)
[Chorus (2x):]
I wanna go, all the way
Taking out my freak tonight
I wanna show
All the dirt
I got running through my mind
