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"I Won't Tell"
"I Won't Tell"
Single by Fat Joe featuring J. Holiday
from the album The Elephant in the Room
Released	November 8, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	3:47
Label	Terror Squad/Imperial/Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Deric Angelettie, Joseph Cartagena, Levar Coppin, Nahum Thorton Grymes, Delano Matthews, Mario Winans
Producer(s)	The Hitmen
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"I Won't Tell" is a song by American rapper Fat Joe. It was released as the first single of his eight album The Elephant in the Room (2008), and features R&B singer J. Holiday. It was released on November 8, 2007 on Fat Joe's MySpace page. It was released through iTunes on December 4, 2007. It is a hip hop and contemporary R&B song.

The song received a mixed reception from critics. The single peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video for the single was directed by Gil Green.

Critical reception

"I Won't Tell" received mixed reviews from music critics. Reviewing the album, David Jeffries of AllMusic praised the song for being one of the album's better radio singles that bring "sweet relief."^[2] Jesal Padania of RapReviews found the lyrics middling but praised J. Holiday's appearance and The Hitmen's production for being soothing.^[3] HipHopDX staff writer Mcooper criticized the song along with "You Ain't Sayin Nothin'" for targeting mainstream radio, saying that, "These songs find Joe short on creativity, but eager for radio spins."^[4]

Chart performance

"I Won't Tell" peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Joe his fifth top 40 hit on the chart. The song also peaked at numbers three and 12 on the US Hot Rap Songs and US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts respectively.

Music video

The music video for "I Won't Tell" (directed by Gil Green) was released on December 18, 2007 on Fat Joe's MySpace video page. Cameo appearances include Bow Wow, LL Cool J, Diddy, Christina Milian, LeToya Luckett, Junior Reid, Mario Winans, Pitbull, Scott Storch, Flo Rida, E-Class (Poe Boy Entertainment Manager), Akon, DJ Khaled, Slim Thug, Sheek Louch, Dre, and Brisco.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	12
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[7]	3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[8]	18
US Pop 100 (Billboard)^[9]	68

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	51

References

^ "I Won't Tell" at BMI
^ Jeffries, David. "The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ Padania, Jesal (March 18, 2008). "Feature for March 18, 2008 - Fat Joe's "The Elephant in the Room"". RapReviews. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ Mcooper (March 10, 2008). "Fat Joe - Elephant in the Room". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "J. Holiday Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "J. Holiday Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "J. Holiday Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "J. Holiday Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[1] "I Won't Tell" at BMI

[2] Jeffries, David. "The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[3] Padania, Jesal (March 18, 2008). "Feature for March 18, 2008 - Fat Joe's "The Elephant in the Room"". RapReviews. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[4] Mcooper (March 10, 2008). "Fat Joe - Elephant in the Room". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[sc_Billboardhot100_J._Holiday-5] "J. Holiday Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_J._Holiday-6] "J. Holiday Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_J._Holiday-7] "J. Holiday Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_J._Holiday-8] "J. Holiday Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[9] "The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[10] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

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-"'''I Won't Tell'''" is a song by American rapper [[Fat Joe]]. It was released as the first single of his eight album ''[[The Elephant in the Room (album)|The Elephant in the Room]]'' (2008), and features R&B singer [[J. Holiday]]. It was released on November 8, 2007 on Fat Joe's MySpace page. It was released through iTunes on December 4, 2007. The song received a mixed reception from critics. "I Won't Tell" peaked at number 37 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], giving Joe his fifth top 40 hit on that chart. It also peaked at numbers 3 and 12 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts respectively. The accompanying music video for the single was directed by [[Gil Green (director)|Gil Green]].
+"'''I Won't Tell'''" is a song by American rapper [[Fat Joe]]. It was released as the first single of his eight album ''[[The Elephant in the Room (album)|The Elephant in the Room]]'' (2008), and features [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[J. Holiday]]. It was released on November 8, 2007 on Fat Joe's [[Myspace|MySpace]] page. It was released through [[iTunes]] on December 4, 2007. It is a hip hop and contemporary R&B song.
+The song received a mixed reception from critics. The single peaked at number 37 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The accompanying music video for the single was directed by [[Gil Green (director)|Gil Green]].
 ==Critical reception==
-"I Won't Tell" received mixed reviews from [[Music journalism|music critic]]s. Reviewing the album, David Jeffries of [[AllMusic]] praised the song for being one of the album's better radio singles that bring "sweet relief."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elephant-in-the-room-mw0000495036|title=The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe|last=Jeffries|first=David|work={{noitalic|[[AllMusic]]}}|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref> Jesal Padania of RapReviews found the lyrics middling but praised J. Holiday's appearance and The Hitmen's production for being soothing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_03F_elephantroom.html|title=RapReviews.com Feature for March 18, 2008 - Fat Joe's "The Elephant in the Room"|last=Padania|first=Jesal|publisher=RapReviews|date=March 18, 2008|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref> [[HipHopDX]] staff writer Mcooper criticized the song along with "You Ain't Sayin Nothin'" for targeting mainstream radio, saying that, "These songs find Joe short on creativity, but eager for radio spins."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.921/title.fat-joe-elephant-in-the-room/|title=Fat Joe - Elephant in the Room|author=Mcooper|work={{noitalic|[[HipHopDX]]}}|publisher=Cheri Media Group|date=March 10, 2008|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
+"I Won't Tell" received mixed reviews from [[Music journalism|music critic]]s. Reviewing the album, David Jeffries of [[AllMusic]] praised the song for being one of the album's better radio singles that bring "sweet relief."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elephant-in-the-room-mw0000495036|title=The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe|last=Jeffries|first=David|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> Jesal Padania of RapReviews found the lyrics middling but praised J. Holiday's appearance and The Hitmen's production for being soothing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_03F_elephantroom.html|title=Feature for March 18, 2008 - Fat Joe's "The Elephant in the Room"|last=Padania|first=Jesal|publisher=RapReviews|date=March 18, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> ''[[HipHopDX]]'' staff writer Mcooper criticized the song along with "You Ain't Sayin Nothin'" for targeting mainstream radio, saying that, "These songs find Joe short on creativity, but eager for radio spins."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.921/title.fat-joe-elephant-in-the-room/|title=Fat Joe - Elephant in the Room|author=Mcooper|work=[[HipHopDX]]|publisher=Cheri Media Group|date=March 10, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
+==Chart performance==
+"I Won't Tell" peaked at number 37 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], giving Joe his fifth top 40 hit on the chart. The song also peaked at numbers three and 12 on the US [[Hot Rap Songs]] and US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts respectively.
 ==Music video==
-The music video for "I Won't Tell" (directed by [[Gil Green (director)|Gil Green]]) was released on December 18, 2007 on Fat Joe's MySpace video page. Cameo appearances include [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Christina Milian]], [[LeToya Luckett]], [[Junior Reid]], [[Mario Winans]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Scott Storch]], [[Flo Rida]], E-Class ([[Poe Boy Entertainment]] Manager), [[Akon]], [[DJ Khaled]], [[Slim Thug]], [[Sheek Louch]], [[Dre (producer)|Dre]], and Brisco.
+The music video for "I Won't Tell" (directed by [[Gil Green (director)|Gil Green]]) was released on December 18, 2007 on Fat Joe's MySpace video page. Cameo appearances include [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Christina Milian]], [[LeToya Luckett]], [[Junior Reid]], [[Mario Winans]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Scott Storch]], [[Flo Rida]], E-Class ([[Poe Boy Entertainment]] Manager), [[Akon]], [[DJ Khaled]], [[Slim Thug]], [[Sheek Louch]], [[Dre (producer)|Dre]], and [[Brisco (rapper)|Brisco]].
 ==Charts==
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-!scope="row"|US [[Pop 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elephant-in-the-room-mw0000495036/awards|title=The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe &#124; Awards|work={{noitalic|AllMusic}}|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
+|-
+!scope="row"|US [[Pop 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elephant-in-the-room-mw0000495036/awards|title=The Elephant in the Room - Fat Joe &#124; Awards|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=December 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112044504/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elephant-in-the-room-mw0000495036/awards|archive-date=January 12, 2013}}</ref>
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+===Year-end charts===
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+!Position
 |-
+!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}</ref>
+|align="center"|51
 |}
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 ==References==
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v t e Fat Joe
Discography
Studio albums	Represent Jealous One's Envy Don Cartagena Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) Loyalty All or Nothing Me, Myself & I The Elephant in the Room Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) The Darkside Vol. 1
Collaboration albums	Terror Squad: The Album True Story Plata O Plomo Family Ties
Mixtapes	The Darkside Vol. 2 The Darkside Vol. 3
Singles	"Flow Joe" "Don Cartagena" "We Thuggin'" "What's Luv?" "Crush Tonight" "So Much More" "Get It Poppin'" "Make It Rain" "Make It Rain" (Remix) "I Won't Tell" "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" "One" "Aloha" "(Ha Ha) Slow Down" "If It Ain't About Money" "Another Round" "Pride N Joy" "All the Way Up" "Money Showers" "Attention" "Yes"
Featured singles	"I Shot Ya (remix)" "Feelin' So Good" "I Want You" "That's Nasty" "New York" "Hold You Down" "I Don't Care" "Holla at Me" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood (Remix)" "Welcome to My Hood (Remix)"
Collaboration singles	"Almost Like Praying" "Lean Back"
Related articles	D.I.T.C. Terror Squad Terror Squad Entertainment

v t e J. Holiday
Discography
Studio albums	Back of My Lac' Round 2 Guilty Conscience
Singles	"Be with Me" "Bed" "Suffocate" "It's Yours"
Featured singles	"I Won't Tell"