No Quiero Saber

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"No Quiero Saber"
A.B. Quintanilla III
  • Pete Astudillo
  • Producer(s)A.B. Quintanilla III
    Selena singles chronology
    "
    Siempre Hace Frio
    "
    (1996)
    "No Quiero Saber"
    (1996)
    "Costumbres"
    (1997)
    Music video
    "No Quiero Saber" on
    YouTube

    "No Quiero Saber" is a song recorded by American recording artist

    Siempre Hace Frio
    ".

    The track was given positive reviews by music critics, with the

    Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart and the Latin Pop Airplay
    .

    Background and release

    "No Quiero Saber" was written and produced by

    Critical response

    The

    Allmusic, named "No Quiero Saber" as one of "Tejano's hit" tracks while reviewing the various artists album Tejano Heavy Hitters (1997).[6] "No Quiero Saber" won the Tejano Crossover Song of the Year award posthumously at the 1997 Tejano Music Awards.[7][8]

    In 2012, "No Quiero Saber" was released as an acoustic bonus track for Selena's second remix album,

    Enamorada de Ti. Joey Guerra of the San Antonio Express-News wrote that the bonus acoustic recordings are "unlikely highlights, the new instrumentation gives them all a nice edge and highlights Selena's burgeoning vocal prowess".[9] Domingo Banda of the Semana News, gave a more positive approach and listed them as recommended tracks and believed they are reminiscent of live Selena recordings.[10]

    Chart performance

    "No Quiero Saber" debuted at number 35 on the US

    Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart, "No Quiero Saber" debuted at number 20 on the week of 15 June 1996.[15] The following week, it peaked at number 15.[16]

    Chart (1995) Peak
    position
    US
    Hot Latin Tracks[12]
    6
    US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[14] 10
    US Billboard
    Latin Regional Mexican Airplay[16]
    15

    Credits and personnel

    Credits are taken from the single's liner notes.[17]

    • Vocals by Selena
    • Written and composed by A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo
    • Produced by A.B. Quintanilla III
    • Arranging by A.B. Quintanilla III
    • Keyboards by Roland Gutierrez, Cruz Martínez
    • Programming by Roland Gutierrez, Cruz Martínez
    • Mixing by Brian "Red" Moore, A.B. Quintanilla III
    • Engineering by Brian "Red" Moore
    • Recording by Brian "Red" Moore
    • Sequencing by Roland Gutierrez, Cruz Martínez

    References

    1. ^ Lannert, John (23 March 1996). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 12. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    2. ^ a b Rivera-Ortiz, Manuel (8 June 1996). "Tribute album competes with Selena's music". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Ortiz-Rivera, Manuel: "Quintanilla recently released a new Selena single, "No Quiero Saber" ("I Don't Want to Know"), which is now at No. 11 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Tracks". (subscription required)
    3. ISSN 0006-2510
      . Retrieved 7 October 2012.
    4. ^ "Selena's popularity soars a year after singer killed Conviction of killer, new album are helping fans cope with loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 31 March 1996. The remixed version of No Quiero Saber will be included on an Olympic tribute album featuring other Latino artists. (subscription required)
    5. ^ "CDs from Santa". Deseret News. 6 December 2002. Ones is a sidebar to that series, and it collects 20 of her best works including "No Quiero Saber," "No Me Queda Mas," "Tu, Solo Tu," and her English songs "I Could Fall in Love" and "Dreaming of You". (subscription required)
    6. Rovi Corporation
      . Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    7. ^ "Selena Wins Three Awards". Times-Union. Associated Press. 3 March 1997. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    8. ^ "Selena Remembered At Tejano Music Awards". Record-Journal. 3 March 1997. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    9. ^ Guerra, Joey (2 April 2012). "Selena's music revisited with Enamorada de Ti". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
    10. ^ Banda, Domingo (3 April 2012). "Sale a la venta "Enamorada de tí" el nuevo disco de Selena". Semana News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
    11. ^ "Hot Latin Tracks — 11 May 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    12. ^ a b "Hot Latin Tracks — 22 June 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    13. ^ "Latin Pop Airplay — 01 June 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    14. ^ a b "Latin Pop Airplay — 29 June 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    15. ^ "Latin Regional Mexican Airplay — 15 June 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    16. ^ a b "Latin Regional Mexican Airplay — 22 June 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
    17. EMI Latin
      . 0724354084102.