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Additionally, the scenes in which Rucker and Dan Marino are playing catch, were filmed on the football field of Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois. Rucker said the video was his idea, adding, "It was just a way to meet all our idols." Ī portion of the music video was filmed on the Poolesville Golf Course and Potomac Valley Lodge in Poolesville, Maryland, as well as on the floor of Reckord Armory at the University of Maryland.
#I only want to be with you professional#
The video featured appearances by (then-current) SportsCenter anchors Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick, Mike Tirico, Charley Steiner and Chris Berman, reporting on the band playing in games with several professional athletes, including Dan Marino, Fred Couples, Gary McCord, Alonzo Mourning, Muggsy Bogues, Alex English, Walt Williams, and Charles Smith. The music video, similar to the song, had a sports theme, incorporating many elements from ESPN's SportsCenter. In Post Malone's version the verse mentions his hometown team, the Dallas Cowboys. Īlso mentioned in the bridge of the song is a reference, "I'm such a baby cause the Dolphins make me cry", alluding to Darius Rucker's favorite sports team, the Miami Dolphins. Then they wanted some money, and they got it." VH1 reported that Dylan received an out-of-court settlement in 1995 for $350,000. We played it for years and had a really big hit with it. When we first did that song we sent it to the publishing company and everything was fine. He told Rolling Stone that "it never got to the point where we were sued. According to Rucker, Dylan's management were aware of the lyrics and had no problem with them however, when the song became a hit, they objected. The song then mentions " Tangled Up in Blue". The verse then references songs on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, quoting extensively from " Idiot Wind". One verse of the song describes " on a little Dylan". In 2021, American rapper Post Malone released a cover of the song for the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. It also found success in Iceland, rising to number four on the Icelandic Singles Chart, and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand.
Internationally, "Only Wanna Be with You" topped the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart for three weeks, becoming the second-most-successful song of 1995. It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart, number three on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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After being included on the group's EP Kootchypop, it was released on July 18, 1995, as the third single from their breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View. " Only Wanna Be with You" is a song by American alternative rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. Not to be confused with I Only Want to Be with You.įrom the album Cracked Rear View and the EP Kootchypop