I Don't Wanna Know (Mario Winans song)

"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	November 18, 2003
Genre	R&B
Length	4:17
Label	Bad Boy
Writer(s)	Mario Winans, Sean Combs, Enya, Lo Down, Chauncey Hawkins, Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith
Producer(s)	Mario Winans
Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Know" (2003) "Never Really Was" (2004)

"I Don't Wanna Know" is a song by American R&B artist Mario Winans, featuring a rap by P. Diddy, re-recorded background vocals by Enya and sampling the synthesizer riff from Enya's song "Boadicea". It reached number 1 in the United Kingdom and in Netherlands, and number 2 in the United States, stuck for eight consecutive weeks behind the Usher singles "Yeah" and "Burn", respectively.^[1] It remains Winans' only major success to date. As a result of its eight weeks at number 2 "I Don't Wanna Know" stands in joint fifth place for the most weeks at number 2 by a song which did not go to number 1, 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".

Content

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]

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, "You Should Really Know", sung from a female perspective, was released later in the same year as Winans' single. Created by the producers The Pirates, it featured Shola Ama, Naila Boss, and Ishani. It used the same Enya sample as the original. Although it did not achieve the level of success Winans' single did in the U.S., it was a big UK triumph, peaking at #8 in the singles chart. Later on, another answer song called "I Already Know" sung by Noelle was released and had the same background melody as the original song. R&B group Nina Sky also recorded their own version of their song entitled "Time to Go" featuring Angie Martinez.

• Masika Kalysha sampled the beat for her song "Hella Hollywood"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 6 Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 3 France (SNEP)[8] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 1 Ireland (IRMA) 2 Italy (FIMI)[10] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 2 Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[14] 5 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 2 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 1 US Billboard Hot 100 2 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)[18] 16 German Singles Chart[19] 10 New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 16 UK Singles Chart[21] 11 US Billboard Hot 100 7

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	70,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[23]	Gold	15,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Gold	7,500^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Silver	200,000^^
United States (RIAA)[26]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Billboard Hot 100". 2004-04-24. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
2. "Mario Winans : Love, Hurt, Betrayal: These Are A Few Of Mario Winans' Favorite Things - Rhapsody Music Downloads". VH1.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Ultratop.be – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know" (in French). Ultratop 50.
7. "Danishcharts.com – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know". Tracklisten.
8. "Lescharts.com – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Musicline.de – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
10. "Italiancharts.com – {{{artist}}} – I Don't Wanna Know". Top Digital Download.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
12. "Charts.org.nz – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know". Top 40 Singles.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know". VG-lista.
14. "Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on 2008-05-08.
15. Romanian Top 100: Editia 32, saptamina 9.08 - 15.08, 2004
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know". Singles Top 100.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy – I Don't Wanna Know". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. Archived March 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
20. "Top Selling Singles of 2004 – The Official New Zealand Music Charts". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Retrieved September 18, 2014.
21. "UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
23. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2004". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
24. "New Zealand single certifications – Mario Winans – I Don't Wanna Know". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
25. "British single certifications – Mario Winans – I Don't Wanna Know". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 February 2016. Enter I Don't Wanna Know in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
26. "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