I Don't Wanna Know (Mario Winans song)

"I Don't Wanna Know"
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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, Roma Ryan, Nicky Ryan, 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. 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.

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)	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	6
Denmark (Tracklisten)	3
France (SNEP)	4
Germany (Official German Charts)	1
Ireland (IRMA)	2
Italy (FIMI)	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	3
Norway (VG-lista)	2
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)	5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	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)	16
German Singles Chart	10
New Zealand (RIANZ)	16
US Billboard Hot 100	7

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" by Frankee

UK Singles Chart number-one single June 6, 2004 - June 19, 2004

Succeeded by "Everytime" by Britney Spears