I Wanna Talk About Me - wikipedia I Wanna Talk About Me `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' Single by Toby Keith from the album Pull My Chain Released August 20, 2001 Format CD single Recorded 2000 Genre Country, country rap Length 3 : 04 Label DreamWorks Songwriter ( s ) Bobby Braddock Producer ( s ) James Stroud Toby Keith Toby Keith singles chronology `` I 'm Just Talkin ' About Tonight '' ( 2001 ) `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' ( 2001 ) `` My List '' ( 2002 ) `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' is a song written by Bobby Braddock and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2001 as the second single from Keith 's 2001 album Pull My Chain. The song was his seventh Number One single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Contents 1 Background 2 Content 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Chart performance 5.1 Year - end charts 6 Certifications 7 References 8 External links Background Braddock ( `` He Stopped Loving Her Today '' ) initially intended the song for Blake Shelton 's debut album, which Braddock produced. When audience testing of the song yielded negative results, Shelton 's record label decided not to include it on the album. Recalling the spoken - word verses of Keith 's 1998 single `` Getcha Some '', Braddock decided to pitch it to him. Keith told Billboard magazine that he knew he would get `` banged a little '' for cutting the song. `` They 're going to call it a rap, ( although ) there ai n't nobody doing rap who would call it a rap. '' Content Like Keith 's 1998 single `` Getcha Some '', `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' is cited as an example of country - rap, due to the use of a strong beat and rhythmically spoken lyrics. `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' tells of a male 's frustration in his inability to converse with his partner, who wants to talk about herself. In the chorus, the singer states `` I like talking about you, you, you, you, usually / But occasionally / I wan na talk about me ''. A musical strength of the song is its use of a I-V - vi - IV arpeggio played in a punchy rhythm. Blake Shelton was originally slated to record the song. However, his label turned it down, as they thought it would be too risky of a debut single. Critical reception Ray Waddell, of Billboard magazine in his review of the album, said that a lot of men will be able to relate to the song, `` which Keith manages to sell through sheer force of personality. '' Music video The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and shows Keith following a girl around while she talks about different things that interest her. It was released in August 2001. Chart performance `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 25, 2001. Chart ( 2001 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 28 Year - end charts Chart ( 2001 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 60 Chart ( 2002 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 40 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Braddock, Bobby ( 2015 ). A Life on Nashville 's Music Row. Nashville, Tennessee : Country Music Foundation Press / Vanderbilt University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8265 - 2082 - 1. Jump up ^ Keith, Toby ( 2002 ) `` Song By Song - Pull My Chain '' TobyKeith.com at The Internet Archive. Retrieved September 19, 2009 Jump up ^ Billboard magazine : August 4, 2001 ^ Jump up to : Crossan, Jeff. `` Bobby Braddock article ''. Songwriter Universe. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 19. ^ Jump up to : Farhi, Paul ( January 2002 ). `` '' Talk `` : Singing In the Key of Me ''. WashingtonPost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ Billboard, September 1, 2001 Jump up ^ `` Toby Keith Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Toby Keith Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2001 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2002 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Toby Keith -- I Wanna Talk About Me ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 12, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Toby Keith Studio albums Toby Keith Boomtown Blue Moon Dream Walkin ' How Do You Like Me Now ? ! Pull My Chain Unleashed Shock'n Y'all Honkytonk University White Trash with Money Big Dog Daddy That Do n't Make Me a Bad Guy American Ride Bullets in the Gun Clancy 's Tavern Hope on the Rocks Drinks After Work 35 MPH Town Compilation albums Greatest Hits Volume One 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection : The Best of Toby Keith Greatest Hits 2 35 Biggest Hits The Bus Songs Christmas albums Christmas to Christmas A Classic Christmas Singles `` Should 've Been a Cowboy '' `` He Ai n't Worth Missing '' `` A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action '' `` Wish I Did n't Know Now '' `` Who 's That Man '' `` Upstairs Downtown '' `` You Ai n't Much Fun '' `` Big Ol ' Truck '' `` Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You '' `` A Woman 's Touch '' `` Me Too '' `` We Were in Love '' `` I 'm So Happy I Ca n't Stop Crying '' ( with Sting ) `` Dream Walkin ' '' `` Getcha Some '' `` How Do You Like Me Now ? ! '' `` Country Comes to Town '' `` You Should n't Kiss Me Like This '' `` I 'm Just Talkin ' About Tonight '' `` I Wanna Talk About Me '' `` My List '' `` Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue ( The Angry American ) '' `` Who 's Your Daddy ? '' `` Rock You Baby '' `` Beer for My Horses '' `` I Love This Bar '' `` American Soldier '' `` Whiskey Girl '' `` Stays in Mexico '' `` Mockingbird '' `` Honkytonk U '' `` As Good as I Once Was '' `` Big Blue Note '' `` Get Drunk and Be Somebody '' `` A Little Too Late '' `` Crash Here Tonight '' `` High Maintenance Woman '' `` Love Me If You Can '' `` Get My Drink On '' `` She 's a Hottie '' `` She Never Cried in Front of Me '' `` God Love Her '' `` Lost You Anyway '' `` American Ride '' `` Cryin ' for Me ( Wayman 's Song ) '' `` Every Dog Has Its Day '' `` Trailerhood '' `` Bullets in the Gun '' `` Somewhere Else '' `` Made in America '' `` Red Solo Cup '' `` Beers Ago '' `` I Like Girls That Drink Beer '' `` Hope on the Rocks '' `` Drinks After Work '' `` Drunk Americans '' `` 35 MPH Town '' Related articles Discography Show Dog - Universal Music Krystal Keith Scotty Emerick Toby Keith 's I Love This Bar & Grill Broken Bridges ( soundtrack ) `` Slave to the Habit '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Wanna_Talk_About_Me&oldid=856716486 '' Categories : 2001 singles 2001 songs Toby Keith songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Songs written by Bobby Braddock Song recordings produced by James Stroud DreamWorks Records singles Music videos directed by Michael Salomon Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 August 2018, at 03 : 40 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote i want to talk about me
Answer: Bobby Braddock