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I Don't Wanna Know
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Don't Wanna Know
| cover = MarioWinansIDontWannaKnowCDSingleCover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy
| album = Hurt No More
| B-side = Pretty Girl Bullsh*t
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = 4:17
| label = Bad Boy
| writer =
| producer = Mario Winans
| chronology = Mario Winans
| prev_title = Crush on You
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Never Really Was
| next_year = 2004
| misc =
}}
"'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 is based on a sample of the Fugees' song "Ready or Not", and samples the synthesizer riff from Enya's song "Boadicea". Released on February 17, 2004, the song reached number one in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and number two in the United States, stuck for eight consecutive weeks behind the Usher singles "Yeah!" and "Burn", respectively. The official remix features D-Block rapper Jae Hood, Enya, and P. Diddy. Another remix features Joe Budden, Enya, and P. Diddy.
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.' 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."
'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" 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
# "I Don't Wanna Know" 4:17
# "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t" (featuring Foxy Brown) 4:22
# "I Don't Wanna Know" (Instrumental) 4:17
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"You Should Really Know"
{{Infobox song| name = You Should Really Know
| cover = The_Pirates_You_Should_Really_Know.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Pirates featuring Enya, Shola Ama, Naila Boss and Ishani
| album =
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| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:19 (radio edit)
| label = Relentless
| writer =
| producer = The Pirates
| chronology = Enya
| prev_title = I Don't Wanna Know
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Amarantine
| next_year = 2005
| misc =
}}
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.
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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.References
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