I Know (Dionne Farris song)

"I Know" is a song by American R&B singer Dionne Farris. Written by Milton Davis and William DuVall, it was the first single from Farris' debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower, and was released in January 1995. The song was a hit in Farris's native United States, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and it also spent 10 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40, staying 28 weeks on the chart.

"I Know"
Artwork for US CD single
Single by Dionne Farris
from the album Wild Seed – Wild Flower
B-side"Don't Ever Touch Me (Again)"
ReleasedJanuary 10, 1995 (1995-01-10)[1]
Genre
Length3:47
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dionne Farris singles chronology
"I Know"
(1995)		 "Don't Ever Touch Me Again"
(1995)

Outside the US, "I Know" reached number one in Canada, where it was the 19th-most-successful single of the year. It also achieved moderate success in Australia, France, Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Radio & Records magazine ranked "I Know" as the most played song on mainstream Top 40/CHR radio stations for 1995, spending nine weeks atop the chart and 19 weeks in the top 10. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1996.[2] Davis and DuVall won an ASCAP Pop Award for writing the song in 1996.[3]

Track listings

7-inch and CD single

  1. "I Know" – 3:47
  2. "Don't Ever Touch Me (Again)" (single version) – 4:02

US cassette single

  1. "I Know" – 3:47
  2. "Human" – 3:04

US maxi-CD single

  1. "I Know" (single edit) – 3:25
  2. "People" – 4:45
  3. "I Know" (NY reprise mix) – 3:49
  4. "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" – 4:39
  5. "I Know" (acoustic roots – extended edit) – 5:03

Maxi-CD

  1. "I Know" (radio version)
  2. "I Know" (NY reprise mix)
  3. "I Know" (acoustic roots extended mix)
  4. "People"

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 10, 1995 Cassette Columbia [1]
United Kingdom May 15, 1995 CD [23]

References
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  2. "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996.
  3. "Petty, EMI Lead ASCAP Pop Awards". June 1, 1996. p. 102. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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  19. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  20. "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  21. "1995 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-80. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  22. "Greatest of All Time Pop Songs: Page 1". Billboard. August 1, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  23. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 13, 1995. p. 38.
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