Only Wanna Be With You

About this song

The Pokémon Company teamed up with Post Malone to create this cover of Hootie & the Blowfish's 90s hit "Only Wanna Be With You", timed ahead of the 25th anniversary of the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan. Post performed a virtual concert for Pokémon on February 27, 2021, which marks the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The song's intro samples the theme from Ecruteak and Cianwood Cities in the 1999 games Gold and Silver.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• It's actually a cover of “O”.
• Samples “Ecruteak City & Cianwood City Theme by ポケットモンスター (Pokémon)”.
• Written by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld and Mark Bryan.
• Produced by Louis Bell and watt.