The album's first single, "How You Gonna Act Like That", was released as the album's lead single on November 19, 2002. The single peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated March 29, 2003, becoming the album's most successful single and Tyrese's highest-charting song on the chart.[4] The album's second single, "Signs of Love Makin'" was released later that year. The second single peaked at number 57 on the chart dated August 30, 2003.[5]
I Wanna Go There debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard 200, on the chart week dated January 4, 2003.[6] After its tenth week on the chart, the album reached it peak at number 16 on the chart dated March 8, 2003.[1] The album also peaked at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated February 22, 2003.[7] The album also spent a total of 35 weeks on the Billboard 200.[8] On February 14, 2003, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies.[3] As of June 2006, the album has sold 877,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[9]
