Only Wanna Be with You

"Only Wanna Be With You"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Cracked Rear View and the EP Kootchypop
Released	July 18, 1995 (1995-07-18)
Genre	Alternative rock[1][2] roots rock[3][4]
Length	3:46
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Mark Bryan Dean Felber Darius Rucker Jim Sonefeld
Producer(s)	Don Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Let Her Cry" (1994) "Only Wanna Be With You" (1995) "Time" (1995)
Music video
"Only Wanna Be With You" on YouTube

"Only Wanna Be with You" is a 1995 song by Hootie & the Blowfish. It is from their debut studio album Cracked Rear View. It topped the single charts in Canada. It also went to top 40 in Australia, Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand and the United States. It was covered by Post Malone in 2021.

Track listings

US cassette single[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only Wanna Be with You" (radio edit)
2.	"Where Were You"

European and Australian CD single[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only Wanna Be with You"	3:46
2.	"Use Me" (live)	5:11
3.	"Only Wanna Be with You" (live)	4:00

References

1. "Listen to Post Malone's "Only Wanna Be With You" (Pokémon 25 Version)". Texas Monthly. March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022. Hootie & the Blowfish's 1994 alt-rock hit 'Only Wanna Be With You'
2. Jacklin, Ben (August 6, 2019). "Hearing New Heights: Hootie and the Blowfish". Immersive Audio Album. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
3. Trapp, Philip (March 2, 2021). "Post Malone Covers Hootie & the Blowfish's 'Only Wanna Be With You'". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
4. Wood, Mikael (November 5, 2019). "Review: Hootie & the Blowfish were pretty good after all". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
5. Only Wanna Be with You (US cassette single sleeve). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1995. 4-87132.
6. Only Wanna Be with You (European & Australian CD single liner notes). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1995. 7567-85561-2.