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I Don't Wanna Know

2004 single by Mario Winans

Summary

2004 single by Mario Winans

FieldValue
nameI Don't Wanna Know
coverMarioWinansIDontWannaKnowCDSingleCover.jpg
typesingle
artistMario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy
albumHurt No More
B-sidePretty Girl Bullsh*t
released
genreR&B
length4:17
labelBad Boy
producerMario Winans
chronologyMario Winans
prev_titleCrush on You
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next_titleNever Really Was
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misc{{Extra chronology
artistP. Diddy
typesingles
prev_titleShow Me Your Soul
prev_year2003
titleI Don't Wanna Know
year2004
next_titleYou Don't Want Drama
next_year2004
artistEnya
typesingles
prev_titleMay It Be
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titleI Don't Wanna Know
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next_titleYou Should Really Know
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the Mario Winans song

| B-side = Pretty Girl Bullsh*t

  • Mario Winans
  • Enya
  • Nicky Ryan
  • Roma Ryan
  • Lo Down
  • Chauncey Hawkins
  • Erick Sermon
  • Parrish Smith "I Don't Wanna Know" is a song by American singer Mario Winans, featuring American rapper P. Diddy and Irish singer Enya. The song is based on a sample of the Fugees' song "Ready or Not", which in turn samples the synthesizer riff from Enya's song "Boadicea". The drums are sampled from the end of EPMD's "You're a Customer".

Released on February 17, 2004, "I Don't Wanna Know" spent eight consecutive weeks at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, behind the Usher singles "Yeah!" and "Burn", respectively, and reached number one in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It became a top-10 hit in many other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, and New Zealand, and has received multiple sales certifications.

In 2023, record producer Metro Boomin, singer the Weeknd, and rapper 21 Savage released the single "Creepin'", a cover of the song mainly performed by the Weeknd, with a rap verse performed by 21 Savage instead of P. Diddy. Winans himself contributed to this version, while Diddy himself would be featured on the official remix of the song, released in March 2023.

Composition

The song is sung over a background track that samples "Boadicea" by Enya from her 1987 debut album Enya, inspired by the use of the sample in the Fugees' 1996 hit single "Ready or Not". Winans said: "I first heard 'Boadicea' at the end of the movie Sleepwalkers about five or six years ago. It's something I always wanted to produce. Then when the Fugees did it, oh my God, I loved it."

Critical reception

Vibe wrote that "Winans adds a simple stuttering beat that prevents the song from devolving into murky, saccharine Muzak. This is the secret of Winan's magic; the soft touch of the synthesizers and his gentle piano playing blend with the signature sound of the kick and snare – hard, unadorned, punching through the music's gauzy elegiac texture."

Commercial performance

"I Don't Wanna Know" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and reached the same position on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It topped the Billboard Rhythmic chart and also peaked at number four on the Mainstream Top 40 ranking. The song was a radio hit in Canada, reaching number two on Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 chart. Outside North America, the song reached number one on the Eurochart Hot 100, topping the charts of Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Across the rest of Europe, the song became a top-five hit in several regions, including Flanders, France, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland. In Australasia, "I Don't Wanna Know" peaked at number two in Australia and number three in New Zealand.

Track listings

Australian CD1 and UK CD single

  1. "I Don't Wanna Know" – 4:17
  2. "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t" (featuring Foxy Brown) – 4:22
  3. "I Don't Wanna Know" (instrumental) – 4:17
  4. "I Don't Wanna Know" (video)

Australian CD2

  1. "I Don't Wanna Know" – 4:17
  2. "I Already Know" – 1:54
  3. "The Game" – 3:57
  4. "I Don't Wanna Know" (video) UK 12-inch single :A1. "I Don't Wanna Know" – 4:17 :A2. "I Don't Wanna Know" (instrumental) – 4:17 :B1. "Pretty Girl Bullsht" (featuring Foxy Brown) – 4:29 :B2. "Pretty Girl Bullsht" (instrumental) – 4:30

UK mini-CD single and European CD single

  1. "I Don't Wanna Know" – 4:17
  2. "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t" (featuring Foxy Brown) – 4:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
positionCanada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)Croatia (HRT)Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)Greece (IFPI)Poland (Polish Singles Chart)Romania (Romanian Top 100)US Billboard Hot 100US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)
2
9
1
10
5
5
2
2
4
1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)PositionAustralia (ARIA)Australian Urban (ARIA)Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)Germany (Media Control GfK)Ireland (IRMA)Italy (FIMI)Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)Netherlands (Single Top 100)New Zealand (RIANZ)Sweden (Hitlistan)Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)UK Singles (OCC)UK Urban (Music Week)US Billboard Hot 100US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)
16
6
30
17
33
10
13
25
19
15
16
62
13
11
6
7
20
17
9

Certifications and sales

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.United StatesAustraliaUnited KingdomAustralia
February 17, 2004Rhythmic contemporary radioBad Boy
February 23, 2004Urban radio
March 29, 2004Contemporary hit radio
April 19, 2004Urban AC radio
May 24, 2004CD1
May 31, 2004
June 14, 2004CD2

Answer songs

"You Should Really Know"

  • Mario Winans
  • Enya
  • Nicky Ryan
  • Roma Ryan
  • Lo Down
  • Chauncey Hawkins
  • Erick Sermon
  • Parrish Smith An answer to "I Don't Wanna Know" sung from a female perspective, "You Should Really Know", was released later the same year as Winans' single, on August 30, 2004. Created by producers the Pirates, it features Shola Ama, Naila Boss, and Ishani, and it uses the same Enya sample as the original. Although it did not achieve the level of success Winans' single did in the US, it was a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and it also reached the top 50 in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, and Ireland.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2005)Peak
positionAustria41artist=The Pirates feat. Enya, Shola Ama, Naila Boss & Ishanisong=You Should Really Knowaccess-date=August 19, 2020}}Flanders Tip10artist=The Pirates feat. Enya, Shola Ama, Naila Boss & Ishanisong=You Should Really Knowaccess-date=August 19, 2020}}Wallonia Tip7artist=The Pirates feat. Enya, Shola Ama, Naila Boss & Ishanisong=You Should Really Knowaccess-date=August 19, 2020}}Czech Republic (IFPI)France49artist=The Pirates feat. Enya, Shola Ama, Naila Boss & Ishanisong=You Should Really Knowaccess-date=August 19, 2020}}Greece (IFPI)Ireland225song=You Should Really Knowaccess-date=August 19, 2020refname="piratesire"}}Romania (Romanian Top 100)Scotland13date=20040911access-date=August 19, 2020refname="piratesscot"}}UK8date=20040911access-date=August 19, 2020refname="piratesuk"}}UKrandb3date=20040918access-date=August 19, 2020refname="piratesukr&b"}}
2
17
53

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)PositionUK Singles (OCC)
108

Others

Later, another answer song called "I Already Know" sung by Noelle was released and had the same background melody as the original song. American R&B group Nina Sky also recorded their own version of their song entitled "Time to Go" featuring rapper Angie Martinez. The song has also been covered by Dega, a Kompa artist, featuring a rap verse from Wyclef Jean and a small section from T-Vice in the album Ba Li Gazzz in 2004.

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