“I Know What You Want” is Busta Rhymes‘ lead single from his sixth album It Ain’t Safe No More…. Northern California producer Rick Rock, known for his high-energy hyphy tracks, slows things down with this R&B track.

The track features Flipmode Squad members Spliff Star, Baby Cham, Rah Digga, and Rampage, and the song is a departure from their more hardcore collaborations such as “We Could Take It Outside” from Busta’s second album When Disaster Strikes. The track also features vocals from pop superstar Mariah Carey, and Busta talked about her involvement in the song during an interview with Rolling Stone:

I definitely thought Mariah was the perfect person for it. That was the initial idea. I just wanted her to add her sexiness to it. I didn’t want nothing over the top or nothing elaborate. I just wanted the right vibe and the right voice tone, the right feel and the right breathing — the right sexy overall feeling. She was perfect for that.

The single was an international hit, peaking at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remaining in the Top 40 for five months, while reaching the Top 5 on the pop charts in several countries, including the #1 spot in Hungary, Poland, and Romania. The single also achieved gold status in Australia and New Zealand.