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Single by Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey featuring Flipmode Squad
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Released February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
Recorded 2002
Studio Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre R&B[1]
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Producer(s) Rick Rock
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I Know What You Want
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I Know What You Want
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"I Know What You Want" is a song written by American rapper Busta Rhymes, and produced by Rick Rock for Rhymes' sixth album It Ain't Safe No More..., released on November 26, 2002.[1][2][3] The song is a duet with American singer Mariah Carey, and was co-written by Rah Digga, Rampage, Rick Rock, and Spliff Star. It also includes verses from Rhymes' group, the Flipmode Squad: Spliff Star, Baby Sham, Rah Digga, and Rampage.

Released as the second single from It Ain't Safe No More on February 24, 2003, it was a hit across the world, peaking at number 3 in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rhymes' previous single, "Make It Clap," had failed to reach the top forty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "I Know What You Want" stayed in the top forty for twenty-one weeks, and was ranked 17 on the Hot 100 2003 year-end chart. For Carey, it was a return to form after a string of unsuccessful singles, and it became one of her biggest hits in years. Columbia Records later included it on her first remix album The Remixes (2003) and the British and Japanese reissues of Carey's ninth studio album Charmbracelet (2002).

The plotline for the video for "I Know What You Want" was continued in the video for the 2021 single "Where I Belong", in which Rhymes collaborated again with Carey.[4]

Critical reception[]

In Billboard, Brian Garrity wrote that on "I Know What You Want," Busta Rhymes "takes an R&B turn".[1] Amazon.com editor Dalton Higgins wrote that in this duet Busta "croons".[5]

Commercial performance[]

The song charted at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Rhymes' highest charting song at the time until 2005 and Carey's then most-recent top five hit since her 2001 single, "Loverboy".[6] The song has sold 175,000 copies in the UK.[7]

Sampling[]

The song has been sampled in the song "I Got You" by Trippie Redd. Also this song has been sampled by G-Unit in a song called "Baby if you get on your knees" [8] [9] (2020) and "Where I Belong", the 2021 follow up duet by Rhymes and Carey.[10]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Chris Robinson. It features Busta Rhymes, the Flipmode Squad, and Carey lounging around an expensive mansion as they debate whether they "know what they want". During Carey's appearance, her jewelry brand "Automatic Princess" was advertised. Meanwhile, Busta watches over the female interest of the video played by video vixen La'Shontae "Tae" Heckard, as she reads a Frank Miller-stylized graphic novel. Her husband in the video is played by martial artist and actor Michael Jai White. A brief animated sequence drawn from the graphic novel is featured. The video premiered on BET Access Granted on April 17, 2003. Some of the music video is used in Busta Rhymes' new music video "Where I Belong".

Formats and track listings[]

Canadian CD single

  1. "I Know What You Want" (Radio Edit)
  2. "I Know What You Want" (Instrumental Radio Edit)

European CD single

  1. "I Know What You Want" (Album Version)
  2. "Break Ya Neck"

Australian/European CD maxi-single

  1. "I Know What You Want" (Album Version)
  2. "Break Ya Neck"
  3. "I Know What You Want" (Instrumental)
  4. "I Know What You Want" (Video)

UK CD maxi-single

  1. "I Know What You Want"
  2. "Call the Ambulance" (Remix featuring M.O.P. & Rah Digga)
  3. "Call the Ambulance" (featuring Rampage)
  4. "I Know What You Want" (Video)

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 3
Australia Urban (ARIA)[12] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 11
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] 5
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 7
Europe (European Hot 100)[18] 1
France (SNEP)[19] 25
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 9
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[21] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 4
Italy (FIMI)[23] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[27] 6
Poland (National Airplay Chart)[28] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[29] 1
Scotland (OCC)[30] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[33] 3
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[34] 2
UK Urban Club (Music Week)[35] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 3
US CHR/Pop (Radio & Records)[37] 4
US CHR/Rhythmic (Radio & Records)[38] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[39] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 4
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[41] 3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[42] 3
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[43] 6
US Urban (Radio & Records)[44] 2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2003) Position
Australia (ARIA)[45] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[46] 51
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[47] 59
Germany (Official German Charts)[48] 89
Ireland (IRMA)[49] 32
Italy (FIMI)[50] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[51] 48
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[52] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[53] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[54] 71
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[56] 38
US Billboard Hot 100[57] 17
US CHR/Pop (Radio & Records)[37] 40
US CHR/Rhythmic (Radio & Records)[38] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[57] 13
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[57] 8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 45
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[57] 16
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[59] 38
US Urban (Radio & Records)[44] 7

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] Platinum 70,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Gold 0 
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Silver 200,000 
United States (RIAA)[63] Platinum 1,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
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Release history[]

Release dates and formats
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States February 24, 2003 Rhythmic contemporary radio Script error: No such module "list". [64]
Urban contemporary radio J
March 31, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [65]
Belgium May 14, 2003 Script error: No such module "list". [66]
United Kingdom May 26, 2003 Script error: No such module "list". Arista [67]
Australia June 9, 2003 CD BMG [68]

See also[]

  • List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Billboard". google.com. December 14, 2002. https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ0EAAAAMBAJ&q=20043+80813+8169+rhythmic&pg=PA29. 
  2. ↑ "It Ain't Safe No More... by Busta Rhymes". Apple Inc. November 26, 2002. https://music.apple.com/us/album/it-aint-safe-no-more/255357071. 
  3. ↑ John Bush (November 26, 2002). "It Ain't Safe No More – Busta Rhymes". AllMusic. https://www.allmusic.com/album/it-aint-safe-no-more-mw0000227376. 
  4. ↑ "Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey Continue 2003 Plotline for 'Where I Belong' Video". April 7, 2021. https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61465/title.busta-rhymes-mariah-carey-continue-2003-plotline-for-where-i-belong-video. 
  5. ↑ "Busta Rhymes – It Ain't Safe No More – Amazon.com Music". amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/Aint-Safe-No-More/dp/B000077W8N/. 
  6. ↑ "Busta Rhymes Chart History". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/busta-rhymes/chart-history/hsi/. Retrieved January 21, 2021. 
  7. ↑ Mariah Carey official top 20 biggest-selling songs in the UK MTV. retrieved: May 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "G-Unit - Baby if You Get on Your Knees". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAoftR2vnWY. 
  9. ↑ Espinoza, Joshua (September 11, 2020). "Trippie Redd Taps Busta Rhymes for "I Got You"". Complex. https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/trippie-redd-busta-rhymes-i-got-you. 
  10. ↑ "Busta Rhymes Reunites With Mariah Carey on 'Where I Belong'". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9476510/busta-rhymes-mariah-carey-where-i-belong/. Retrieved January 21, 2021. 
  11. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey feat. The Flipmode Squad – I Know What You Want". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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  21. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  22. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Know What You Want". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Script error: No such module "WLink".&titel=Script error: No such module "WLink".&cat=s Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey feat. The Flipmode Squad – I Know What You Want". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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  28. ↑ "Nielsen Music Control". http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol. 
  29. ↑ "Arhiva romanian top 100". SC Vento Consultanta. http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10088.html. 
  30. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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  35. ↑ "Urban Top 30". Music Week: Inset poster. June 7, 2003. 
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  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "R&R Top 15 Song Index". Radio & Records: 25. December 12, 2003. 
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  42. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/TFC "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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