▁Nor wood ▁tries ▁to ▁conv ince ▁of ▁her ▁lov el iness . ▁ ▁The ▁song ' s ▁music ▁video ▁was ▁fil med ▁by ▁Keith ▁Ward ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁It ▁features ▁Nor wood ▁in ▁her ▁tom boy ish ▁image , ▁dan cing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁je ep ▁near ▁a ▁forest , ▁surrounded ▁ ▁by ▁backup ▁d anc ers . ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Be ▁Down " ▁was ▁performed ▁on ▁several ▁television ▁and ▁award ▁show ▁cer emon ies , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁with ▁Jay ▁L eno , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Soul ▁Train ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁B ET ▁H ip ▁Hop ▁Awards . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁on ▁almost ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁Nor wood ' s ▁concert s ▁and ▁t ours , ▁and ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁compilation ▁album ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Br andy ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Be ▁Down " ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁positive ▁reaction ▁by ▁contemporary ▁music ▁critics . ▁Its ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁charts ▁was ▁compar atively ▁large ▁for ▁a ▁debut ▁single : ▁While ▁it ▁spent ▁four ▁weeks ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁R & B ▁Singles ▁chart , ▁it ▁reached ▁number ▁six ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁a ▁hip ▁hop ▁rem ix ▁with ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁from ▁female ▁rapp ers