Marc Anthony - I Need To Know

What this video is

Released August 16, 1999, 'I Need to Know' arrived at the apex of the late-90s Latin pop explosion, a commercial and cultural moment in which Latin artists—Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez—achieved unprecedented mainstream Anglo-American chart dominance. The song was the lead single from Marc Anthony's self-titled English-language album on Columbia Records, representing a major crossover pivot from his…

Why it matters

A landmark Latin pop crossover single that reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2000. The song fuses contemporary R&B production with Latin percussion—timbales, congas, synthesized violin—helping define the hybrid Latin-pop…

The director

Paula Walker is a music video director credited on the 1999 Marc Anthony video 'I Need to Know,' confirmed via IMDb (tt9876700) and multiple published sources including Wikipedia. The video was filmed in Los Angeles, California.