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{{Short description|2004 single by Jadakiss featuring Mariah Carey}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = U Make Me Wanna
| cover      = U-Make-Me-Wanna.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Jadakiss]] featuring [[Mariah Carey]]
| album      = [[Kiss of Death (Jadakiss album)|Kiss of Death]]
| released   = October 12, 2004
| recorded   = 2004
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = <!--Please do not add genres without a reliable source-->
| length     = 4:54
| label      =
* [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment|Ruff Ryders]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| writer     =
* [[Jadakiss]]
* [[Mariah Carey]]
| producer   = [[Scott Storch]]
| chronology = [[Jadakiss]]
| prev_title = [[Why (Jadakiss song)|Why]]
| prev_year  = 2004
| next_title = [[New York (Ja Rule song)|New York]]
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[Mariah Carey]]
 | type       = single
 | prev_title = [[Bringin' On the Heartbreak#Mariah Carey version|Bringin' On the Heartbreak]]
 | prev_year  = 2003
 | title      = U Make Me Wanna
 | year       = 2004
 | next_title = [[It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)|It's Like That]]
 | next_year  = 2005
}}
}}

"'''U Make Me Wanna'''" is a song by American rapper [[Jadakiss]], released as the third and final single from his second studio album, ''[[Kiss of Death (Jadakiss album)|Kiss of Death]]''. The song features American singer and songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] and was produced by [[Scott Storch]].

==Critical reception==
''Billboard'' called the duet a highlight on the album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000562323 |title=Kiss of Death |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813100955/http://www.billboard.com/bb/reviews/album_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000562323 |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref> ''[[HipHopDX]]'' editor J-23 wrote: "it had disaster written all over it, but it is actually some really slick shit with a killer flute loop."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.426/title.jadakiss-kiss-of-death|title=Jadakiss - Kiss of Death|authors=HipHopDX|date=June 22, 2004|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> Jon Caramanica of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote: "When he's (Jadakiss) undone, it's by tinkertoy production on tracks such as the insipid Mariah Carey vehicle 'U Make Me Wanna'{{-"}}.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jadakiss/albums/album/6183380/review/6294693/kiss_of_death |title=Jadakiss: Kiss Of Death : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=June 14, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226091537/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jadakiss/albums/album/6183380/review/6294693/kiss_of_death |archive-date=December 26, 2007 }}</ref> ''The Situation''{{'}}s Samantha Watson wrote: "Fans of Mariah Carey will like the track 'U Make Me Wanna', the distinctive Mariah vocals with Jadakiss laying down lyrics, the track plays on an Egyptian like sound with added synthesised beats, not one of the best singles but it is one you can listen to."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesituation.co.uk/reviews/jadakiss_review.html |title=Jadakiss - Kiss Of Death<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518005720/http://www.thesituation.co.uk/reviews/jadakiss_review.html |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]''{{'}}s Steve Jones called the song a "thug love anthem".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2004-06-21-listen-up_x.htm|title=USATODAY.com - Jadakiss' killer 'Kiss'; Wilco's shape-shifting 'Ghost'|work=usatoday.com|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> Aqua Boogie of ''Vibe'' wrote that love themed "U Make Me Wanna" shows that Jada has more to offer than body counts and gun talk."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCYEAAAAMBAJ&q=kiss+of+death&pg=PA135|title=Vibe|date=July 2004|work=google.com|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> Reviewing the album, ''RapReviews'' was favorable: "He even shows love for the ladies on the Mariah Carey-blessed 'U Make Me Wanna'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_06F_kissofdeath.html|title=RapReviews.com Feature for June 22, 2004 - Jadakiss' "Kiss of Death"|work=rapreviews.com|access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked it as the 97th greatest song of Carey's career.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The 100 Greatest Mariah Carey Songs: Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9457661/mariah-carey-best-songs-top-100|access-date=September 17, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>

==Charts==

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2004)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{singlechart|France|55|artist=Jadakiss feat. Mariah Carey|song=U Make Me Wanna}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|21|artist=Jadakiss}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|8|artist=Jadakiss}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|9|artist=Jadakiss}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|34|artist=Jadakiss}}
|-
|}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2005)
!Position
|-
|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center"|68
|}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format(s)
! scope="col"| Label(s)
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| {{start date|2004|11|8}}
| [[Rhythmic contemporary]] · [[Urban contemporary music|urban contemporary radio]]
| [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment|Ruff Ryders]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-11-05.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=[[Radio & Records]] |issue=1580 |page=20 |date=November 5, 2004 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Jadakiss}}
{{Mariah Carey singles}}

[[Category:2004 songs]]
[[Category:Jadakiss songs]]
[[Category:Mariah Carey songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jadakiss]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mariah Carey]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Storch]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B ballads]]
[[Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles]]