I Wasn't Kidding

"I Wasn't Kidding" is a song by American singer Angie Stone. It was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin for Stone's first greatest hits album, Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005), while production was overseen by Martin and Vada Nobles. The song is built around a sample from the 1984 record "Baby I'm Scared of You" as written and performed by Womack & Womack.

"I Wasn't Kidding"
Single by Angie Stone
from the album Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Released	October 10, 2005
Length	4:28
Label	J
Songwriter(s)	Andrea Martin Adrian Austin Cecil Womack Linda Womack
Producer(s)	Andrea Martin Vada Nobles
Angie Stone singles chronology
"Stay for a While" (2004) "I Wasn't Kidding" (2005) "Baby" (2007)

Background

"I Wasn't Kidding" was written by Andrea Martin and Adrian Austin. Inspired by Martin's wish to use the beat of the Womack & Womack song "Baby I'm Scared of You" (1984) in a new "break-up song,"^[1] much of the lyrics were penned by Austin.^[1]

Critical reception

Billboard felt that "Stone conjures the 1980s with the booty-bumping" song and declared "I Wasn't Kidding" a "fun track, a stellar vocal and deserving entry on Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone.^[2] South African news website Independent Online called the song "a great old school jam."^[3]

Track listing

Digital single^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (radio edit)	4:30
2.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (extended version)	5:06
3.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (instrumental)	4:31
4.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (tv track)	4:31
5.	"I Wasn't Kidding" (acapella)	4:19

Personnel

Kamel Abdo – recording engineer Adrian Austin – writer Justin Goodman – bass Jason Groucott – recording engineer Andrea Martin – arranger, producer, strings, writer Tony Maserati – mixing engineer

Vada Nobles – producer Sax – guitars Keith Warren – strings Stuart White – recording engineer Cecil Womack – writer (sample) Linda Womack – writer (sample)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding" Chart (2005) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 13 Global Dance Songs (Billboard)[6] 36 US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[7] 35 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 17

Year-end charts 2005 year-end chart performance for "I Wasn't Kidding" Chart (2005) Position UK Urban (Music Week)[9] 26

Release history

Release history for "I Wasn't Kidding"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)	Urban contemporary radio urban AC radio	J RMG	[10]