▁Com position ▁and ▁critical ▁reception ▁ ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁To " ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁R . ▁Kelly , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁instruments , ▁background ▁vocals ▁and ▁mixing . ▁Bra xt on ▁provided ▁both ▁lead ▁and ▁background ▁vocals . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁Middle ▁Ear ▁Studio , ▁Miami ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁sheet ▁music ▁published ▁at ▁Music notes . com ▁by ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Group , ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁To " ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁B ▁major ▁with ▁a ▁moder ate ▁tempo ▁of ▁ 1 0 9 ▁be ats ▁per ▁minute . ▁Bra xt on ' s ▁vocal ▁range ▁sp ans ▁from ▁the ▁low ▁note ▁of ▁F 3 ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁note ▁of ▁G 4 . ▁It ▁follows ▁in ▁the ▁ch ord ▁pro gression ▁of ▁B – B 9 - G # 7 s us 4 - G # 7 – C # m - C # m ( ma j 7 )- C # m 7 - F # 7 . ▁The ▁mid tem po ▁R & B ▁ball ad ▁tal ks ▁about ▁the ▁ag ony ▁of ▁heart break . ▁It ▁also ▁touch es ▁upon ▁them es ▁of ▁loss ▁and ▁ab st in ence . ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁of ▁All Music ▁pra ised ▁R . ▁Kelly ' s ▁composition , ▁not ing ▁that ▁he ▁" dem on str ate [ s ] ▁why ▁[ he ▁is ] ▁considered ▁[ one ]