"
You Make Me Wanna..." is a song by American recording artist
Usher. It was released by
LaFace Records and
Arista Records as the
lead single from Usher's second studio album,
My Way on August 5, 1997. "You Make Me Wanna..." was written by Usher along with
Jermaine Dupri and
Manuel Seal, who both produced the tune. An
R&B,
soul and
pop ballad in
C minor, it makes use of
acoustic guitar,
hi-hat and
bell instrumentation. The song focuses on a
love triangle relationship, with the protagonist wishing to leave his girlfriend for his erstwhile best friend, with a
hook in which Usher states, "You make me wanna leave the one I'm with and start a new relationship with you". The record received favorable reviews from critics, and won a
Billboard Music Award, a
Soul Train Music Award, and a
WQHT Hip Hop Award, and was nominated for a
Grammy Award.