▁MC ▁Ly te , ▁Queen ▁Lat if ah , ▁and ▁Y o - Y o ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁Background ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Be ▁Down " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Keith ▁Cr ouch ▁and ▁Ki pper ▁Jones , ▁while ▁production ▁and ▁arrangement ▁was ▁also ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁for ▁Human ▁Rh ythm ▁Produ ctions ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Dar ry l ▁Sim m ons ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁producer , ▁while ▁master ing ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁Brian ▁Gard ner . ▁Ch osen ▁by ▁Nor wood ' s ▁record ▁company , ▁Atlantic ▁Records , ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁single ▁from ▁her ▁debut ▁album , ▁Nor wood ▁initially ▁not ▁lik ing ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁re le asing ▁it ▁as ▁her ▁first ▁offering . ▁" ‘ I ▁W anna ▁Be ▁Down ’ ▁was ▁interesting ", ▁she ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁interview ▁with ▁Complex ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁" I ▁didn ’ t ▁really ▁get ▁it ▁at ▁first , ▁but ▁I ▁was ▁young ▁and ▁I ▁didn ’ t ▁really ▁know ▁what ▁worked ▁at ▁radio ▁or ▁what ▁it ▁was . ▁I ▁liked ▁the ▁song , ▁but ▁I ▁just ▁didn ’ t ▁get ▁it ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁thing ▁that ▁people ▁heard ▁from ▁me ." ▁Upon ▁its ▁chart ▁success ▁she ▁changed ▁her ▁mind ▁on ▁their ▁decision ▁however . ▁"[ ...] ▁Once ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁I ▁saw ▁why ▁everyone ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁phrase , ▁I ▁understood ▁why !" ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁original ▁video ▁for ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Be