I Don't Know Anything

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“I Don't Know Anything”
Single by Mad Season from the album Above
Released	1995
Format	CD single
Recorded	1994 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge
Length	5:01
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Layne Staley, Mike McCready, John Baker Saunders, Barrett Martin
Producer	Mad Season, Brett Eliason
Mad Season singles chronology
"River of Deceit" (1995) "I Don't Know Anything" (1995) "Long Gone Day" (1995) Above track listing "Lifeless Dead" (Track 6) "I Don't Know Anything" (Track 7) "Long Gone Day" (Track 8)

"I Don't Know Anything" was the second single from the Mad Season album Above (1995). The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Contents 1 Composition 2 Release and reception 3 Live performances 4 Formats and track listing 5 Chart positions 6 References

[edit] Composition

The song's verse bar features a droning guitar melody - with generous feedback - in a fashion comparable to Black Sabbath's "Iron Man".

[edit] Release and reception

Although the single was released to radio across North America and the world, it was only commercially available in Austria and central Europe.

The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

[edit] Live performances

A live version of the song appears on the "I Don't Know Anything" single. A performance of the song is included on the Live at the Moore home video release.

[edit] Formats and track listing

CD (Austria)

1. "River of Deceit" (live) (Layne Staley, Mike McCready, John Baker Saunders, Barrett Martin) – 4:54
2. "I Don't Know Anything" (live) (Staley, McCready, Saunders, Martin) – 5:58
3. "X-Ray Mind" (live) (Staley, McCready, Saunders, Martin) – 5:41
4. "All Alone/November Hotel" (live) (Staley, McCready, Saunders, Martin) – 18:44

• Live tracks recorded at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington, April 29, 1995.

Promotional CD (US)

1. "I Don't Know Anything" (Staley, McCready, Saunders, Martin) – 5:01

[edit] Chart positions

Information taken from All Music Guide.^[1]

Year	Chart	Position
1995	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	20

[edit] References

v • d • e Mad Season Barrett Martin · Mike McCready · John Baker Saunders · Layne Staley · Mark Lanegan · Additional personnel: Skerik Studio albums Above Videos Live at the Moore Singles "River of Deceit" · "I Don't Know Anything" · "Long Gone Day" Related articles Grunge music · Screaming Trees · Alice in Chains · Pearl Jam · List of grunge supergroups