I Know (Dionne Farris song)

"I Know" is a 1995 song recorded 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 March 1995. The song was a hit in her 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)"
ReleasedMarch 1995
Recorded1994
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 on the week of April 10, 1995, and 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.[1] Davis and DuVall won an ASCAP Pop Award for writing the song in 1996.[2]

Track listings

7" single / 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 CD maxi 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

CD maxi

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

Charts

References
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  2. "Petty, EMI Lead ASCAP Pop Awards". June 1, 1996. p. 102. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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  15. "Dionne Farris Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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