I Know You Want Me (Nastyboy Klick and CeCe Peniston song)

"I Know You Want Me" is a song by Nastyboy Klick a.k.a. NBK (later known as NB Ridaz), and CeCe Peniston. It was released as a single in 1998. Ray Riendeau, most known for his work with singer Rob Halford (from heavy metal band Judas Priest), performed bass on the song.^[1]

"I Know You Want Me"
Single by Nastyboy Klick and CeCe Peniston
from the album Desert Funk Soundtrack
Released	April 1998
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	5:16 (Album version)
Label	Nastyboy Upstairs
Producer(s)	M.C. Magic Dave Knauer (additional)
CeCe Peniston singles chronology
"Somebody Else's Guy" (1998) "I Know You Want Me" (1998) "Nobody Else" (1998)
Audio sample
"I Know You Want Me" file help

The song is included on the various artists' compilation M.C. Magic Presents Desert Funk Soundtrack, which was produced by Phoenix-based artist Marcus Cardenas on his own Nastyboy Records, and featured an additional track performed by Peniston (the Latino hip-hop ballad "When I'm with You").^[2] It also served as the lead single of NBK's second full-length album Tha Second Coming, released later in 1998 on Upstairs Records.

On April 18, "I Know You Want Me" peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 R&B Singles chart.

Credits and personnel

• Nastyboy Klick - lead vocals
• CeCe Peniston - backing vocals
• Marcus Cardenas (alias M.C. Magic) - writer, producer, mixer
• Daniel Salas - writer
• Ricardo Martinez - writer
• Dave Knauer - additional producer, mixer
• Ray Riendeau - bass
• John Lopez - executive producer
• Magics Studio - recording studio
• Anthem Studio - mixer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[3]	9