I Just Wanna Shine

2019 single by Fitz and the Tantrums

"I Just Wanna Shine"

Single by Fitz and the Tantrums

from the album All the Feels

Released

July 14, 2019 (2019-07-14)

Length

3:27

Label

Elektra

Songwriter(s)

Michael Fitzpatrick
Noelle Scaggs
Joe Karnes
James King
Jeremy Ruzumna
John Wicks
Nick Long

Producer(s)

Jake Sinclair

Fitz and the Tantrums singles chronology

"All the Feels"
(2019)

"I Just Wanna Shine"
(2019)

"Sway"
(2023)

Music video

"I Just Wanna Shine" on YouTube

"I Just Wanna Shine" is a song by American indie pop band Fitz and the Tantrums. It was released on July 14, 2019, as the fourth single from the band's fourth studio album All the Feels. Band's members Michael Fitzpatrick, Noelle Scaggs, Joe Karnes, James King, Jeremy Ruzumna and John Wicks wrote the song with Nick Long, and it was produced by Jake Sinclair.

The song is used for promos advertising the weekday morning news for WABC-TV and became a sleeper hit after it was used in the film Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken.

Music video

An accompanying music video was released on July 15, 2019. The video shows young skateboarding breakdancer "practicing her craft" at different locations of Los Angeles, finally "culminating on the rooftop of her apartment building with the city's skyline behind her."^[1]

Track listing

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Just Wanna Shine"	3:27

Digital download – radio edit^[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Just Wanna Shine" (radio edit)	3:16

Digital download – acoustic^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Just Wanna Shine" (acoustic)	3:01

Digital download – Johan Lenox remix^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Just Wanna Shine" (Johan Lenox remix)	3:48

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

Suzy Chin – Engineer
Fitz and the Tantrums – composer, keyboards, primary artist, vocals,
Joe Karnes – bass
Joseph Karnes – composer
James King – composer, horn
Nick Long – composer, guitar
Emerson Mancini – mastering
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Jeremy Ruzumna – composer, keyboards
Noelle Scaggs – composer, vocals
Jake Sinclair – producer
Rachel White – assistant engineer
John Wicks – composer, drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Just Wanna Shine"
Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Canada AC (Billboard)^[7]	43
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)^[8]	32
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)^[9]	50
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	10
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[11]	4

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for "I Just Wanna Shine"
Chart (2020)	Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[12]	27
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[13]	36

References

^ Kreps, Daniel (July 15, 2019). "Watch Skateboard-Breakdancing Pro in Fitz and the Tantrums' 'I Just Wanna Shine' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "I Just Wanna Shine - Single by Fitz and the Tantrums". Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Apple Music.
^ "I Just Wanna Shine (Radio Edit) - Single by Fitz and the Tantrums". Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Apple Music.
^ "I Just Wanna Shine (Acoustic) - Single by Fitz and the Tantrums". Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Apple Music.
^ "I Just Wanna Shine (Johan Lenox Remix) - Single by Fitz and the Tantrums". Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Apple Music.
^ "Fitz and the Tantrums – I Just Wanna Shine / Credits". All Music. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Fitz and the Tantrums Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Fitz and the Tantrums Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "China Airplay Chart/Foreign Language - 29/07/2019". Billboard China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ "Fitz and the Tantrums Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Fitz and the Tantrums Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2021.