Songfacts®:

• Here, the Weeknd and 21 Savage join Metro Boomin to recreate Mario Winans' 2004 track about a girlfriend's infidelity, "I Don't Wanna Know."
• It was Metro Boomin's manager Cash who suggested recording a new version of "I Don't Wanna Know" with The Weeknd. Winans' hit song is based on a sample of the Fugees' 1996 single "Ready Or Not," which itself samples the synthesizer riff from Irish new age singer Enya's 1987 instrumental track "Boadicea." "Creepin" starts with the same Fugees sample. The Weeknd then interpolates "I Don't Wanna Know" during his verses and chorus. Savage's verse replaces Puff Daddy's from the original version.
• The Weeknd suspects his girl is seeing another guy. Rather than confronting her, he tells his romantic partner to keep her infidelity secret from him. The Weeknd doesn't want to end their relationship and endure a heartbreak.
• 21 Savage is also getting played by his girlfriend. He doesn't understand why she's not being faithful as he's splashing out the cash on her; her cheating saddens him. Later in the verse, the rapper suggests the answer: He's got his own side piece in San Francisco.
• Mario Winans and Metro Boomin are good buddies. The "I Don't Wanna Know" artist sings backing vocals behind The Weeknd on this song along with Travis Scott.
• Metro Boomin recorded "Creepin'" for his second album, Heroes & Villains. The record is the second installment in a trilogy that began with 2018's Not All Heroes Wear Capes.
• Diddy teamed up with Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage for the remix, which was released on March 17, 2023. This meant that Diddy came full circle as "Creepin,'" is a partial cover of Mario Winans' "I Don't Wanna Know" featuring the rapper.
• Metro Boomin and his manager, Amir "Cash" Esmailian, were in the process of deciding what song he and Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) would do for Heroes & Villains. During these discussions, Cash revealed that Abel had always expressed interest in collaborating on something related to "I Don't Wanna Know." Intrigued, Metro presented the idea to Abel, who eagerly embraced it. Metro and Abel both admired Mario, who served as a mentor to Metro, and thus, Mario contributed background vocals. Metro also had a vision to feature Savage on the track, as he knew that Abel and Savage had never collaborated before and appreciated the nonchalant style reminiscent of Puff Daddy's past work.
• Metro Boomin revealed to Billboard that securing approval from the contributors behind "I Don't Wanna Know" proved tricky.
  
  Diddy had no objections to clearing the sample from "I Don't Wanna Know," which itself sampled Enya's 1987 track "Boadicea." However, Enya had reservations regarding Metro's initial working title, "IDWK." Metro attempted to change the title but faced resistance from Enya.
  
  The process of clearing the sample was so challenging that it almost caused the track to be left off the album. With the album release date approaching, Metro suggested Enya provide a list of acceptable alternative song titles. Enya's list included options like "Undecided," "Creepin'," "Don't Come Back to Me," "Better Off That Way," and "Wanna Let You Know."
  
  "'Creepin'' was the one. I was like, 'F–k, why didn't I think of that?'" Said Metro. "It ended up being a blessing because it's the best name for it."