I Do n't Wanna Know - wikipedia I Do n't Wanna Know This article is about the Mario Winans song. For other uses, see I Do n't Want to Know ( disambiguation ). `` I Do n'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, Sean Combs, Enya, Lo Down, Chauncey Hawkins, Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith Producer ( s ) Mario Winans Mario Winans singles chronology `` Crush on You '' ( 2003 ) `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( 2004 ) `` Never Really Was '' ( 2004 ) `` Crush on You '' ( 2003 ) `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( 2004 ) `` Never Really Was '' ( 2004 ) P. Diddy singles chronology `` Shake Ya Tailfeather '' ( 2004 ) Shake Ya Tailfeather 2004 `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( 2004 ) I Do n't Wanna Know2004 `` Show Me Your Soul '' ( 2004 ) Show Me Your Soul 2004 Enya singles chronology `` May It Be '' ( 2002 ) May It Be 2002 `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( 2004 ) I Do n't Wanna Know2004 `` Amarantine '' ( 2005 ) Amarantine 2005 `` I Do n'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 Do n'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 ''. Contents 1 Composition and critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Remixes and answer songs 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications and sales 5 References 6 External links 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. '' Track listing `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' -- 4 : 17 `` Pretty Girl Bullsh * t '' ( featuring Foxy Brown ) -- 4 : 22 `` I Do n'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. Puerto Rican - American R&B group Nina Sky also recorded their own version of their song entitled `` Time to Go '' featuring rapper Angie Martinez. Masika Kalysha sampled the beat for her song `` Hella Hollywood '' Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 6 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 6 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 5 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Singles Chart ) 5 Romania ( Romanian Top 100 ) 5 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 11 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 16 German Singles Chart 10 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 16 UK Singles Chart 11 US Billboard Hot 100 7 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 15,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 7,500 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 ''. 2004 - 04 - 24. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Mario Winans : Love, Hurt, Betrayal : These Are A Few Of Mario Winans ' Favorite Things - Rhapsody Music Downloads ''. VH1.com. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 20. Jump up ^ `` P. Diddy pays out for Enya sample ''. Hot Press. March 29, 2004. Retrieved August 9, 2016. Jump up ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri ( June 2004 ). `` Mario Winans - Hurt No More ''. Vibe : 152. Retrieved August 9, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Danishcharts.com -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. Tracklisten. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- ( ( ( artist ) ) ) -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. Top Digital Download. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Nielsen Music Control ''. Archived from the original on 2007 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ Romanian Top 100 : Editia 32, saptamina 9.08 - 15.08, 2004 Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Mario Winans -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Mario Winans. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Archived March 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles of 2004 -- The Official New Zealand Music Charts ''. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand ( RIANZ ). Retrieved September 18, 2014. Jump up ^ `` UK Singles Chart 2004 '' ( PDF ). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 January 2010. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2004 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop − Goud en Platina -- 2004 ''. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand single certifications -- Mario Winans -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Mario Winans -- I Do n't Wanna Know ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 February 2016. Enter I Do n't Wanna Know in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Mario Winans -- I Do n'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 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 Mario Winans Studio Albums Story of My Heart Hurt No More Love : Its Only Fair Singles `` Do n't Know '' `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' `` Pretty Girl Bullshit '' `` Never Really Was '' `` This Is the Thanks I Get '' `` Put Ya Arm Around Me '' Other singles `` Best Friend '' `` I Need a Girl ( Part Two ) '' `` Down for You '' `` Crush On You '' `` You 're the One '' `` Through the Pain ( She Told Me ) '' `` Hey Baby ( After the Club ) '' `` Ridin ' '' `` Forever '' `` Better on the Other Side '' Sean Combs Discography Production discography Accolades Studio albums No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris No Way Out 2 Mixtapes MMM ( Money Making Mitch ) Remix albums We Invented the Remix Singles `` Ca n't Nobody Hold Me Down '' `` I 'll Be Missing You '' `` It 's All About the Benjamins '' `` Been Around the World '' `` Victory '' `` Come with Me '' `` Satisfy You '' `` Bad Boy for Life '' `` I Need a Girl ( Part 1 ) '' `` I Need a Girl ( Part 2 ) '' `` Come to Me '' `` Tell Me '' `` Last Night '' `` Through the Pain ( She Told Me ) '' `` Angels '' `` Love Come Down '' `` Hello Good Morning '' `` Loving You No More '' `` Coming Home '' `` Ass on the Floor '' `` Finna Get Loose '' `` Workin ( Remix ) '' Featured singles `` No Time '' `` Mo Money Mo Problems '' `` Honey '' `` Lookin ' at Me '' `` Hate Me Now '' `` All Night Long '' `` Notorious B.I.G. '' `` Son of a Gun '' `` Show Stopper '' `` Pass the Courvoisier, Part II '' `` Bump, Bump, Bump '' `` I Do ( Wanna Get Close to You ) '' `` Shake Ya Tailfeather '' `` I Do n't Wanna Know '' `` Nasty Girl '' `` Take You There '' `` Imma Put It on Her '' `` Must Be Love '' `` Better on the Other Side `` All I Do Is Win ( Remix ) '' `` Someone to Love Me ( Naked ) '' `` Scream & Shout ( Remix ) '' Related articles Bad Boy Records Sean John P. Diddy 's Starmaker The Notorious B.I.G. I Want to Work for Diddy A Raisin in the Sun Diddy -- Dirty Money Enya Discography Studio albums Enya ( aka The Celts ) Watermark Shepherd Moons The Memory of Trees A Day Without Rain Amarantine And Winter Came... Dark Sky Island Singles `` I Want Tomorrow '' `` Orinoco Flow '' `` `` Evening Falls... '' `` Storms in Africa '' `` Exile '' `` Caribbean Blue '' `` How Can I Keep from Singing ? '' `` Book of Days '' `` Marble Halls '' `` The Celts '' `` Anywhere Is '' `` On My Way Home '' `` Only If... 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Question: who sang i don't want to know
Answer: Mario Winans