<P> `` I Only Want to Be with You '' is a rock and roll song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde . The debut solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long - time producer Johnny Franz , `` I Only Want to Be with You '' peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles chart in January 1964 . Three remakes of the song have been UK chart hits , the first two by the Bay City Rollers ( 1976 ) and the Tourists ( 1979 ) matching the number 4 peak of the Dusty Springfield original , while the 1989 remake by Samantha Fox peaked at number 16 . In the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , `` I Only Want to Be with You '' has been a Top 40 hit three times , with both the Dusty Springfield original and the Bay City Rollers ' remake peaking at number 12 while the Samantha Fox remake peaked at number 31 . `` I Only Want to Be with You '' has also been recorded by a wide range of artists , several of whom sing the song with lyrics translated from the original English . </P>
<P> `` I Only Want to Be with You '' is a rock and roll song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde . The debut solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long - time producer Johnny Franz , `` I Only Want to Be with You '' peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles chart in January 1964 . Three remakes of the song have been UK chart hits , the first two by the Bay City Rollers ( 1976 ) and the Tourists ( 1979 ) matching the number 4 peak of the Dusty Springfield original , while the 1989 remake by Samantha Fox peaked at number 16 . In the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , `` I Only Want to Be with You '' has been a Top 40 hit three times , with both the Dusty Springfield original and the Bay City Rollers ' remake peaking at number 12 while the Samantha Fox remake peaked at number 31 . `` I Only Want to Be with You '' has also been recorded by a wide range of artists , several of whom sing the song with lyrics translated from the original English . </P>
who sings the song i only wan na be with you
who sings the song i only wan na be with you
British singer Dusty Springfield
British singer Dusty Springfield