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

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. It was originally a track on her second studio album '' Ven Conmigo'' (1990). It was composed and produced by her brother,

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, a backup singer with

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, produced the song with Quintanilla. The recording was later

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ed by Quintanilla III for Selena's 1996 first remix album, ''

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''. It was released posthumously by

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in June 1996, as the album's second single, behind "

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

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'' calling it one of Selena's best songs. After its inclusion on her second remix album as a bonus acoustic track on ''

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'' (2012), critics gave a mixed review. The song won the Tejano Crossover Song of the Year award posthumously at the 1997

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. It peaked at number six on the US ''

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chart, while peaking within the top 20 on the

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chart and the

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Background and release

"No Quiero Saber" was written and produced by

, Selena's brother and principal record producer.

, a backup singer with

, co-wrote the song with Quintanilla III. It was composed for Selena's second studio album '' Ven Conmigo'' (1990), and was mixed by Brian "Red" Moore, a family friend. Quintanilla III later remixed the recording, for a release on Selena's first remix album, ''

'' (1996). The track was featured on the official Latin album of the

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, ''Voces Unidas'', which was headed by

. The song was released as the second single from ''Siempre Selena'' in June 1996, behind "

Critical response

The ''

'' named "No Quiero Saber" as one of Selena's "best works".

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from

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

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

''. Joey Guerra of the ''

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'' 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". 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.

Chart performance

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

on the issue dated 11 May 1996. It peaked at number six on the week of 22 June 1996. On the week of 1 June 1996, the recording debuted at number 12 on the

chart, and peaked at number 10 four weeks later on the week of 29 June 1996. On the

chart, "No Quiero Saber" debuted at number 20 on the week of 15 June 1996. The following week, it peaked at number 15.

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the single's liner notes. * 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

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