I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song)

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"I Need to Know"
Single by Marc Anthony
from the album Marc Anthony
ReleasedAugust 16, 1999 (1999-8-16)
Genre
Length3:47
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Marc Anthony
  • Cory Rooney
Marc Anthony singles chronology
"No Me Ames"
(1999) 		"I Need to Know"
(1999) 		"You Sang to Me"
(2000)

"I Need to Know" is a song by American singer

Latin music; the instruments used include synthesized violin and piano sounds, timbales and congas
. Anthony recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, translated by Angie Chirino and Robert Blades, titled "Dímelo".

Upon its release, "I Need to Know" received mostly positive reviews from music critics and was praised for its production and choice of musical styles. It was nominated for the

certified gold in Australia and the US "Dímelo" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks
chart in the US The music video for the song, directed by Paula Walker, was filmed in Los Angeles.

In 2007,

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
.

Background

News that Marc Anthony was recording an English-language album began in 1996 when RMM executive Ralph Mercado mentioned the possibility following a joint-venture between RMM (Anthony's former record label) and MCA Records.[1] Anthony said that he would not record in English until he felt he was ready to do so.[2] After the release of his third studio album Contra la Corriente in 1997, disputes over business practices arose between him and Mercado. Anthony suspected that he was not receiving full payment from his record label for his recordings.[3] Mercado would not allow Anthony to leave the record label because his contract committed Anthony to record four more albums for RMM.[4]

Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola had approached Anthony to sign a contract with the company to record an album in English during the peak period of Latin artists crossing over the Anglophone market.[5] Nonetheless, his contract with RMM denied Anthony the right to perform in Spanish for Columbia Records.[6] This resulted in a lawsuit against Mercado because Anthony did not want to work under him anymore.[3] As part of the settlement, RMM Records retained the rights to his earlier albums and to release a greatest hits collection from them while Anthony no longer had any obligations to RMM. They released the compilation Desde un Principio: From the Beginning in 1999. [7]

After being signed to Columbia Records, Mottola hired

When the Night is Over (1991).[8] "I Need to Know" was released in the United States on August 16, 1999, as the album's lead single.[9]

Music and lyrics

"I Need to Know" was written and produced by Anthony and Rooney. The song is about a man who longs for a woman's attention and wants to know how she feels about him.[10] The song opens with a synthesized violin and piano riff, which is immediately followed by a mid-tempo beat.[11][12] It fuses the sound of contemporary R&B and incorporates Latin percussion instruments the timbales, congas, and the trumpet.[11][13] "I Need to Know" was translated into Spanish by Angie Chirino and Robert Blades; Anthony recorded it and titled it "Dímelo".[14]

Critical reception

In his review of the album Marc Anthony,

1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, an editor for the Los Angeles Times said the track "is the aural scrapbook of an American artist with Latino roots who found the ideal middle ground to satisfy both Anglo and Latino fans".[13] Parry Gettelman of the Orlando Sentinel was more critical of the song, describing it as "hooky but disposable", and he criticized the chorus as "so over-produced". Although Gettelman was more favorable towards "Dímelo", he said the drums in the production are "still annoying as all get-out".[12]

In 2000, "I Need to Know" was nominated

Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos (2006).[26][27]

Chart performance

In the United States, the song debuted at number 77 on the

gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[35]

"Dímelo" became a success on the Latin record charts in the United States, where it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart—making it Anthony's third number one song on the chart.[36] It was the eighth best-performing Latin single of 2000 in the United States.[37]

In Canada, "I Need to Know" peaked at number five on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and at number 11 on the Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[38][39] In Europe, the song peaked at number eight in Finland[40] and at number 11 in Norway.[41] In Austria and Switzerland it peaked at number 16.[42][43] In Oceania, it peaked at number 20 in Australia and in New Zealand.[44][45] It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[46]

Promotion

Marc Anthony first performed "I Need to Know" live on

Latin Recording Academy.[59] Puerto Rican artist Draco Rosa covered the song live at the Person of the Year gala.[60]

The accompanying music video for "I Need to Know" was directed by Paula Walker and was filmed in Los Angeles, California.[61][62] In the video, Anthony is seen performing the song along with five female dancers in front of an audience at a crowded club. Scenes of him performing the song next to a window and under a staircase to his love interest are interspersed throughout the video.[61]

Formats and track listings

US CD single[63]
No.TitleLength
1."I Need to Know"3:47
2."Dímelo"3:48
UK CD single[64]
No.TitleLength
1."I Need to Know" (radio edit)3:17
2."I Need to Know" (Joey Musaphia 7-inch radio edit)3:50
3."I Need to Know" (Amen Club Mix)6:36
7-inch single[9]
No.TitleLength
1."I Need to Know"3:48
2."You Sang to Me"5:25
12-inch maxi[9]
No.TitleLength
1."I Need to Know" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix)10:50
2."I Need to Know" (Track Masters Remix)3:58
3."I Need to Know" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit)4:15
4."I Need to Know" (Pablo's Club-Dub)8:05
5."I Need to Know" (album version)3:48
CD-Maxi[9]
No.TitleLength
1."I Need to Know"3:48
2."I Need to Know" (Track Masters Remix)3:32
3."I Need to Know" (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit)4:15
4."I Need to Know" (D'Ambrosio Club Mix Radio Edit)3:51

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Marc Anthony liner notes.[65]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Need to Know"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[46] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 600,000[99]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Need to Know"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 16, 1999
  • modern adult contemporary
    radio
 Columbia [100][101]
7-inch vinyl [9]
August 17, 1999
[101][102]
Belgium October 25, 1999 CD [103]
Japan October 27, 1999 SME [104]
United Kingdom November 1, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 Columbia [105]

Blake Lewis version

"I Need to Know"
Latin
Length2:29
Label19
Songwriter(s)
  • Marc Anthony
  • Cory Rooney

On the

Today called Lewis's choice wise and said Blake "seems like an actual artist".[106] Craig Berman from Houston Chronicle wrote a positive review; he said that the risks Lewis took with his vocals "paid off with the best effort of the night".[107] Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly questioned Cowell's comment that Lewis's was the best performance of the night. Slezak wrote that Anthony's cover sounded almost exactly the same as Anthony's original recording.[108] Ann Powers from the Los Angeles Times said that Lewis "perspired and wiggled creepily" in contrast to Anthony's confident performances.[109] Jim Cantiello of MTV wrote that Lewis "finishes each line with an affected orgasmic sigh" and that his performance was "icky".[110]

The studio version of the song was later included on Lewis's eponymous debut EP as part of the American Idol compilation series.[111] His version peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[112]

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