{{short description|1988 single by Tony! Toni! Toné!}} {{Infobox song | name = Born Not to Know | cover = Tony Toni Tone - Born Not to Know single cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Tony! Toni! Toné! | album = Who? | B-side = "Catch My Breath"<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony! Toni! Toné! - Born Not to Know - Single (1988) |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/8876801 |website=45cat.com |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> | released = {{start date|1988|07|04}} | recorded = 1987 | studio = | genre = R&B | length = {{duration|m=4|s=42}} | label = Wing | writer = * Denzil Foster * Thomas McElroy<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|song|id=mt0044723593|pure_url=yes}}|title=Born Not to Know – Tony! Toni! Toné! {{!}} Song Info|work=AllMusic|accessdate=March 27, 2021}}</ref> | producer = * Denzil Foster * Thomas McElroy<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url={{Discogs master|type=single|288168|pure_url=yes}}|title=Tony! Toni! Toné! – Born Not To Know {{!}} Releases|work=Discogs|accessdate=March 27, 2021}}</ref> | prev_title = Little Walter | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Baby Doll | next_year = 1988 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|TaxUQoQ7m0A|"Born Not to Know"}}}} }}
"'''Born Not to Know'''" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, issued as the second single from their debut album, ''Who?'' The song peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 1988.<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217170951/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony!-toni!-ton%C3%A9!-mn0000790667/awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony!-toni!-ton%C3%A9!-mn0000790667/awards|title=Tony! Toni! Toné! {{!}} Awards|work=AllMusic|archivedate=February 17, 2014|accessdate=March 28, 2021}}</ref>
==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for "Born Not to Know" !scope="col"|Chart (1988) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref name="allmusic2"/> |align=center|45 |- !scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref name="allmusic2"/> |align=center|4 |}
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==External links== * {{Allmusic|song|id=mt0044723593}} * {{Discogs master|type=single|288168}}
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Category:1987 songs Category:1988 singles Category:Song recordings produced by Foster & McElroy Category:Songs written by Thomas McElroy Category:Tony! Toni! Toné! songs Category:Wing Records singles Category:Songs written by Denzil Foster
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