I Don't Wanna Know

"I Don't Wanna Know" is a song by American R&B artist Mario Winans, featuring rapper P. Diddy, and re-recorded background vocals by Enya. The song samples the synthesizer riff from Enya's song "Boadicea". It reached number one in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands, and number two in the United States, stuck for eight consecutive weeks behind the Usher singles "Yeah!" and "Burn", respectively.[1]

This article is about the Mario Winans song. For other uses, see I Don't Want to Know (disambiguation).

"I Don't Wanna Know"
Single by Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy
from the album Hurt No More
B-side	"Pretty Girl Bullsh*t"
Released	February 3, 2004
Genre	R&B
Length	4:17
Label	Bad Boy
Songwriter(s)	Mario Winans, Enya, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan, Lo Down, Chauncey Hawkins, Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Producer(s)	Mario Winans
Mario Winans singles chronology
"Crush on You" (2003) "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) "Never Really Was" (2004)
P. Diddy singles chronology
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2004) "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) "Show Me Your Soul" (2004)
Enya singles chronology
"May It Be" (2002) "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004) "Amarantine" (2005)

Composition and critical reception

The song is based on a sample of the Fugees' 1996 hit single "Ready or Not", which itself was based on a slowed-down sample of the instrumental track "Boadicea" by Enya from her 1987 album Enya.[2] 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."[3]

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."[4]

Legacy

It remains Winans' only major success to date. As a result of its eight weeks at number two, "I Don't Wanna Know" stands in joint fifth place for the most weeks at number two by a song which did not go to number one, behind Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You", Missy Elliott's "Work It", Donna Lewis's "I Love You Always Forever" and Shania Twain's "You're Still the One".

Track listing

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

Remixes and answer songs

The official remix features D-Block rapper Jae Hood, Enya, & P. Diddy. Another remix features Joe Budden, Enya, & P. Diddy.

An answer to this song sung from a female perspective, "You Should Really Know", was released later the same year as Winans' single. Created by the 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,[5] and it also reached the top 50 in Austria, Greece, Ireland and France.[6][7][8]

Later, another answer song called "I Already Know" sung by Noelle was released and had the same background melody as the original song.

Puerto Rican-American R&B group Nina Sky also recorded their own version of their song entitled "Time to Go" featuring rapper Angie Martinez.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[9] 2 scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 6 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 2 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 6 Brazil (ABPD)[13] 74 scope="row" Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 3 scope="row" France (SNEP)[15] 4 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 1 Greece (IFPI)[17] 10 Ireland (IRMA) 2 scope="row" Italy (FIMI)[18] 5 scope="row" Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 1 scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 2 scope="row" New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 3 scope="row" Norway (VG-lista)[22] 2 Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[23] 5 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[24] 5 scope="row" Scotland (Official Charts Company)[25] 1 scope="row" Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 11 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 2 scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 1 scope="row" UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[29] 1 scope="row" US Billboard Hot 100[30] 2 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[31] 2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[33] 16 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[34] 30 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 17 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 33 Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[38] 19 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39] 15 New Zealand (RIANZ)[40] 16 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 62 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 13 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[43] 11 US Billboard Hot 100[44] 7 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[45] 20 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[46] Platinum 70,000^^ Belgium (BEA)[47] Gold 15,000^* New Zealand (RMNZ)[48] Gold 7,500^* United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Silver 200,000^^ United States (RIAA)[50] Gold 500,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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49. "British single certifications – Mario Winans – I Don't Wanna Know". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 February 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type I Don't Wanna Know in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
50. "American single certifications – Mario Winans – I Don't Wanna Know". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 February 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics