I Wasn't with It

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"I Wasn't with It"
Jesse Powell - I Wasn't with It single cover.jpg
Single by Jesse Powell
from the album 'Bout It
B-side "I Can Tell" [1]
ReleasedJuly 28, 1998 (1998-07-28) [1]
Genre R&B
Length4:28(album version)
3:58(single edit) [2]
Label Silas
Songwriter(s)
  • Eric Jackson
  • Joey Elias [3]
Producer(s) Jon-John Robinson [4]
Jesse Powell singles chronology
"I Like It"
(1996)
"I Wasn't with It"
(1998)
"You"
(1999)
Music video
"I Wasn't with It" on YouTube

"I Wasn't with It" is a song performed by Jesse Powell. The song is the opening track from his second album 'Bout It and was issued as the album's first single. The song was his debut on the Billboard Hot 100, and it peaked at #85 in 1998. [5]

Contents

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Steve Willis. [6]

Chart performance

Chart (1998) [5] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 85
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks ( Billboard )25

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