▁of ▁the ▁top ▁song writ ers ▁in ▁' 9 0 s ▁R & B ▁and ▁soul ." ▁Larry ▁F lick ▁of ▁Billboard ▁pra ised ▁its ▁gro ove , ▁which ▁according ▁to ▁him , ▁" is ▁master fully ▁w oven ▁by ▁R . ▁Kelly ," ▁adding : ▁" He ▁smart ly ▁keeps ▁the ▁musical ▁mel od rama ▁to ▁a ▁minimum , ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁for ▁a ▁smooth ▁and ▁subt le ▁je ep - s oul ▁setting ▁that ▁leaves ▁plenty ▁of ▁room ▁for ▁La ▁B ▁to ▁flex ▁her ▁rich ▁vocal ▁range . ▁David ▁F ric ke ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁also ▁pra ised ▁Kelly , ▁not ing ▁that ▁" the ▁un ru ff led ▁ten or ▁of ▁the ▁music , ▁however , ▁puts ▁the ▁focus ▁square ly ▁on ▁Bra xt on , ▁and ▁she ' s ▁up ▁to ▁it ." ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁commercial ▁performance ▁ ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁To " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁third ▁single ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁A - side ▁with ▁" I ▁Love ▁Me ▁Some ▁Him ". ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Com mer cially , ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁To " ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁moder ately ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁reaching ▁number ▁nin ete en ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁