Where I Wanna Be (Shade Sheist song)

"Where I Wanna Be"
Single by Shade Sheist featuring Nate Dogg and Kurupt
from the album Informal Introduction
Released	October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)
Recorded	June 2000
Studio	Larrabee West Recording Studios (West Hollywood, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk
Length	4:25
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Tramayne Thompson Nathaniel Hale Ricardo Brown Edward Berkeley Keir Lamont Gist Robert Kimball David Paich Derek Bush Robert Lavelle Huggar
Producer(s)	Eddie Berkeley Kay Gee Damizza (co.)
Shade Sheist singles chronology
"Leaving You Again" (1998) "Where I Wanna Be" (2000) "Money Owners" (2002)
Nate Dogg singles chronology
"Oh No" (2000) "Where I Wanna Be" (2000) "Lay Low" (2001)
Kurupt singles chronology
"Girls All Pause" (2000) "Where I Wanna Be" (2000) "Behind the Walls" (2001)
Music video
"Where I Wanna Be" on YouTube

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"Where I Wanna Be" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Shade Sheist featuring Nate Dogg and Kurupt. It was released on October 28, 2000 via MCA Records as the first single from Shade Sheist's debut studio album Informal Introduction. Recording sessions took place at Larrabee West Recording Studios in West Hollywood. Production was handled by Eddie Berkeley and KayGee with Damizza serving as co-producer and presenter.

The single found chart success domestically and internationally, peaking at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.