Wish I Didn't Know Now

"Wish I Didn't Know Now"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Toby Keith
B-side	"Under the Fall"
Released	February 28, 1994
Format	CD Single, 7"
Genre	Country
Length	3:26
Label	PolyGram/Mercury 858290
Writer(s)	Toby Keith
Producer(s)	Nelson Larkin and Harold Shedd
Toby Keith singles chronology
"A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" (1993) "Wish I Didn't Know Now" (1994) "Who's That Man" (1994)

"Wish I Didn't Know Now" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Toby Keith. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth and final single from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,^[1] and number 17 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

In the song, the narrator talks about how he suspected his lover was cheating and now that he found out his suspicions were right he wishes he "didn't know now what he didn't know then."

Music video

The music video is in black-and-white, and features Keith singing the song in a dark house, while raining outside. Scenes also feature him, socializing with a girlfriend and at times other couples and bar patrons.

Chart performance

"Wish I Didn't Know Now" debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated March 19, 1994. It charted for twenty weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard country chart dated May 28, 1994.

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	26

References

1. Billboard - Artist Chart History - Toby Keith
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2490." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 30, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
3. "Toby Keith – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Toby Keith.
4. "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics