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"I Wanna Know"
"I Wanna Know"
Single by Joe
from the album The Wood: Music from the Motion Picture and My Name Is Joe
Released	February 7, 2000
Genre	R&B
Length	4:56
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Joseph Thomas; Joylon Skinner; Michele Williams;
Producer(s)	Joseph Thomas; Edwin "Tony" Nicholas; Timmy Allen;
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Music video
	"I Wanna Know" on YouTube

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"I Wanna Know" is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Joe, Joylon Skinner and Michele Williams for his third studio album My Name Is Joe (2000), while production was helmed by Joe and Tony Nicholas, featuring additional credit from Timmy Allen. It also appeared on the soundtrack to the film The Wood (1999). Released as a single, it reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was ranked fourth on the Billboard Hot 100's 2000 year-end chart.

Background

According to the song's co-producer Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, "I Wanna Know" was originally intended for Joe's previous album All That I Am. He removed the song from the final track listing due to taking issue with the label heads wanting to be involved in the creative process. A few years later, he was asked to contribute a song to a soundtrack and claimed he didn't have anything to send to the record label. He then sent in "I Wanna Know" because it happened to be lying around the studio.^[1]

A special remix of the song, entitled "The Roni Remix", can be found on a special U.K. edition of the album as a bonus track. The remix retains most of the original version's lyrics but features a different instrumental from its original as well as additional lyrics. Another Remix entitled "Phat Butt Remix" by Beau "Dj Bo" van Gils is made in the "2Bro'z" Boomroll Studio's in roermond The Netherlands, additional raps are also done by DJ BO. This remix is released on vinyl 12 inch and as bonustrack on the album.

Music video

The music video (directed by Bille Woodruff) starts out with a woman (played by Claudia Jordan) having an argument with her boyfriend in an alley off the street. Joe and two of his friends see the ongoing argument and after the woman's boyfriend leaves he approaches her and talks to her, in the process of obtaining her phone number. The rest of the music video shows Joe and the woman spending time with each other as their relationship becomes stronger. The woman is assumed to have cut off her relationship with her boyfriend from the beginning of the music video.

Track listings

CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Know" (radio edit)	4:41
2.	"I Wanna Know" (The Roni remix)	4:37
3.	"Get Crunk Tonight"	4:17

CD maxi single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Know"	4:57
2.	"I Wanna Know" (instrumental)	5:05
3.	"U Shoulda Told Me (U Had a Man)"	3:44
4.	"U Shoulda Told Me (U Had a Man)" (instrumental)	3:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	34
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[3]	6
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[4]	22
France (SNEP)^[5]	61
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	17
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	95
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	37
UK Indie (OCC)^[10]	4
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[11]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[13]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[14]	2
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[15]	5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[16]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[17]	88
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[19]	42
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[20]	2
US Hot Soundtrack Singles (Billboard)^[21]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[22]	18
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[23]	1

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[24]	75

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1999	—	Jive
United States	June 12, 2000	Adult contemporary radio		^[25]
United Kingdom	April 23, 2001	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		^[26]

References

^ "YouKnowIGotSoul Interview With Producer Edwin "Tony" Nicholas". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ "Joe – I Wanna Know". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7211." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7102." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Joe – I Wanna Know" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Joe – I Wanna Know" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Joe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Joe Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "Joe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Joe Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Joe Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
^ "The Best of 2000: Most Played Adult Contemporary Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 50.
^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Soundtrack Singles". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.
^ "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 56.
^ "The Decade in Music – Hot 100 Songs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 50. December 19, 2009. p. 160. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2308. June 9, 2000. p. 21.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting April 23, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 21, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[1] "YouKnowIGotSoul Interview With Producer Edwin "Tony" Nicholas". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

[sc_Australia_Joe-2] "Joe – I Wanna Know". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-3] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7211." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-4] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7102." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[sc_France_Joe-5] "Joe – I Wanna Know" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Dutch40_-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_Joe-7] "Joe – I Wanna Know" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[sc_UK_-9] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[sc_UKindie_-10] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[sc_UKrandb_-11] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Joe-12] "Joe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Joe-13] "Joe Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Joe-14] "Joe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Joe-15] "Joe Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Joe-16] "Joe Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[17] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[18] "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.

[19] "The Best of 2000: Most Played Adult Contemporary Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 50.

[20] "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Google Books.

[21] "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Soundtrack Singles". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Google Books.

[22] "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54.

[23] "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 56.

[24] "The Decade in Music – Hot 100 Songs" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 50. December 19, 2009. p. 160. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[25] "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2308. June 9, 2000. p. 21.

[26] "New Releases – For Week Starting April 23, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 21, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

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v t e Joe
Discography
Studio albums	Everything All That I Am My Name Is Joe Better Days And Then... Ain't Nothin' Like Me Joe Thomas, New Man Signature Home Is the Essence of Christmas The Good, the Bad, the Sexy Doubleback: Evolution of R&B Bridges My Name Is Joe Thomas
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
Singles	"I'm in Luv" "The One for Me" "All or Nothing" "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" "Don't Wanna Be a Player" "The Love Scene" "Good Girls" "No One Else Comes Close" "All That I Am" "I Wanna Know" "Treat Her Like a Lady" "Stutter" "Let's Stay Home Tonight" "What If a Woman" "More & More" "Ride wit U" "Where You At" "If I Was Your Man" "My Love" "E.R. (Emergency Room)" "I'd Rather Have a Love² "Love & Sex, Pt. 2" "If You Lose Her" "So I Can Have You Back" "Lean Into It"
Featured singles	"Still Not a Player" "Wanna Get to Know You" "Curious" "More Than a Woman" "Through the Rain" "Thank God I Found You" "Big Rich Town"